Violence in Mexico is still setting records — and the embattled president just reached a grisly milestone

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• Deadly violence continued to rise in Mexico in March.
• The number of homicides that month helped the current government reach an ignominious distinction.
• Rising crime levels come as the country gears up for national elections this summer.

The number of intentional homicide cases in Mexico went up in March, with 2,346 cases. The new figures ends two consecutive months of declines and rounds out the most violent first quarter of a year on record.