MEXICO/ VENEZUELA / EL SALVADOR : Despite Extremely Violent 2010, Mexico Ranks 7th In Murder Rate Behind El Salvador And Venezuela; Public Isn't Buying Calderon's Security Plan.

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     Mexico may get most of the media's attention for an escalating murder rate from drug terrorist violence.
     But it actually ranked seventh in 2010.
     Brasil, Jamaica, Belize, Colombia, Venezuela, South Africa, and El Salvador all outpaced Mexico in murders.

ALSO:  President Calderon claims a decline in murders for the last quarter of 2010. But the public doesn't believe it. A recent poll shows that more than 70 percent believed that the country’s security had actually worsened since 2009. For the first time in years, Mexicans are more worried about safety than the economy.
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