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Posted on Sat, Jan. 15, 2011

Report shows shifting nature of Mexico drug violence

Tim Johnson | McClatchy Newspapers

last updated: January 17, 2011 08:23:57 AM

MEXICO CITYFor example, consider the five states in Mexico that suffered the most violence in the year 2006, in descending order: Michoacan, Guerrero, Baja California, Sonora and Nuevo Leon.

Now look at the list of the most violent states in 2010: Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Guerrero and Durango. Only Guerrero is on both lists.