One million are unemployed. Ten percent of the population controls 70 percent of the wealth. The city's crime rate has jumped 80 percent since 1993. More than 400 robberies are reported each day. Eighty percent of residents surveyed say they do not trust the police.
Police routinely shake down drivers for payoffs at traffic stops.
Mexico City's police force solves only 2.6 percent of its cases, versus 18 percent in New York and 31 percent in London. Inc. All rights reserved.