Violence on the Door Step

As you may know, the drug cartels of Northern Mexico have been more open and actively violent. The death toll in the past two months alone has reach over 350 people. The deaths have been becoming increasingly gruesome and the severity of the situation continues to escalate. KPBS has created a great site which displays trends in the deaths that have occurred in the past few months in an interactive map . This interactive map shows where the bodies were found each week and other information related to the drug wars raging just over the border. We recommend visiting this site through the links above as it is extremely illuminating and very informative on this pertinent issue.