New Mayors, New Violence: Political Transitions and Homicides in Ciudad Juárez During Mexico’s Drug War

• In Event: Crime and Violence in Latin America

Brief Overview

This manuscript seeks to determine when homicides spike in a key drug-trafficking city in Mexico. I find support for the idea that political transitions, namely the inauguration of new mayors, leads to increased homicides.

Author

• Daniel Scheller, University of Nebraska, Omaha