Mexico experienced the most violent weekend of the year with 283 murders

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The Federal Government Security Report reported 283 intentional homicides in the most violent weekend so far this year

The weekend of October 14-16 was the most violent so far this year with 283 murders.

The Federal Government Security Report reported 93 intentional homicides on Friday, October 14; 107 on the 15th and 83 on Sunday the 16th of October.

The total is higher than the weekend of May 20-22 when 266 murders were reported, a figure that was considered the highest.

Among the 107 victims registered on Saturday, October 15, are the six men and six women murdered inside a bar in Irapuato, Guanajuato.

Guanajuato was precisely the state with the highest number of victims 32; followed by Jalisco with 31, Michoacán with 30, and the State of Mexico with 26.

So far in October, there have been 1,255 intentional homicides, a daily average of 78.4 victims.