Terror with two wheels: CDMX is multiplied as a result of robberies and homicides committed on motorcycles

According to the data of Office of the Attorney General (PGJ) of Mexico Cityduring the last three months, they were committed 3.5 crimes per day in which bicycles were used.

Between him On December 5, 2018 and March 12, 2019, some 350 investigation files were opened for crimes such as homicides, robberies and personal injuries on motorcycles.according to the information published by the newspaper L & # 39; s universal.

The criminals found in these vehicles a great advantage: they can escape while the cars are stopped in the city traffic.

No precise data of how many crimes on board a motorcycle are committed in each of the town halls, but you know that Iztapalapa concentrates the highest number of files started, with 65 for theft. Although the numbers may be much higher given that in Mexico, 93.2% of crimes are unreported.

The information was provided to L & # 39; universal by Margarita Vázquez Sánchez, Deputy Prosecutor for Decentralized Investigations of the PGJ.

"This crime is common because criminals have an easier time escaping on motorcycles or scooters"explained the official.

Vazquez explained that in many cases They travel up to three people on a motorcycle and hide their identity behind traffic jams.

In Mexico, the average price of a motorcycle is 12 000 500 pesos (about 620 dollars) and it's in the State of Mexico where you have the biggest record of these vehicles: 390 thousand 378.

According to 2016 data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), in Jalisco, there are 362 thousand 303 bicycles and in the capital of the country, 257 000 535. The fourth entity with the highest number of motorcycles is Quintana Roo, with 169 thousand 592 bikes registered.

The question has already reached the Congress of Mexico, because last February the deputies of the National Action Party (BREAD) Christian von Roehrich and Héctor Barrera presented an initiative to reduce illicit activities in motorcycles.

The proposal is that all motorcycles that circulate in the Mexican capital have a identification with the number of plates in front. The idea is to create a unique registry of homeowners to more agile identify anyone who commits a crime.

According to MPs, complaints of robbery of pedestrians committed by subjects on motorcycles increased by 15% between January and August 2017 and Between 2010 and 2018, 21,620 crimes were committed on motorcycles, scooters and scooters.

In addition, two brands of motorcycles (Honda and Italika) are on the list of the 10 most stolen vehicles in the city, as they are often stolen to commit unlawful acts.