crime charges them 3 thousand pesos a month

He robothe extortionhe assault at gunpoint and corruption has wings little shops of the country with “the Jesus in the mouth,” denounced the National Alliance of Small Merchants (Anpec).

The president of the organization, Cuauhtémoc Rivera, denounced that more than 40% of the neighborhood stores, miscellaneous, wineries and little shops are besieged by crime organized.

He pointed out that the delinquency it takes away from merchants between 10% to 15% of their income y Profitsthrough extortion and the famous “payment by floor right”.

He pointed out that, “at least”, the criminals They charge 500 pesos a week to the shopkeeperswhich translate into dues of two thousand to three thousand pesos monthly, so that they do not suffer assaults, robberiesdamage to your business or attacks against family.

Cuauhtémoc Rivera pointed out that, as if that were not enough, small stores and small businesses are targets of the ant robbery of common thieves and acts of corruption at the hands of local officials.

More insecurity and impunity

When presenting the results of your Survey #21: Challenges to Solve for Small Businesses 2024-2030, The president of Anpec pointed out that, in the midst of the panorama of theft and extortion described, 85 out of every 100 merchants “perceive” the damage caused by the lack of security.

He noted that 42 out of every 100 shopkeepers warn that delinquency e unsafety increased during the last five years, although five out of 10 recognize that they do not complaint before the Public Ministry (MP) los crimes that affect your business.

Rivera highlighted that neither suppliers save from the wave of robbery, assault and criminal acts that affect the little one trade and indicated that, at least 35% of these suffered some crime at the time of supplying the stores or local.

He highlighted that, even though many consider it necessary to install bars or other mechanism security52% of small merchants lack any of these systems.

While 86% report that they do not have a button of panic in or near your businessallowing you to request aid in case of suffering an attack by the gangs of the crime organized or any other crime.

Crimes vs. detail stores

Anpec survey #21 revealed that 40 out of every 100 little shops and traditional businesses are victims of some type of crime.

• ant theft: 43.03%
• Extortion: 25.16%
• Assault at gunpoint: 15.18%
• Corruption: 13.28%
• charge for floor right: 7.99%

The percentages add up to more than 100% because shopkeepers and merchants are victims of one or more crimes at the hands of criminals, thieves and acts of corruption of local officials.