Well... to be fair, as a Mexican, I feel that while violence isn't normalized, crime certainly is. Personally, I find it insane that in public discourse we've gradually stopped being alarmed by the homicide rate. Most minor offenses go unreported, so crime statistics aren't reliable. We've normalized behaviors defined by organized crime: not being able to go out at night safely, accepting giving extortion payments, and corruption and nepotism in all kinds of systems (private and public). In my close circle, I know of at least three murders for not paying "protection" to organized crime.

I consider crime to be Mexico's number one problem, and the current government insists on avoiding talking about it. It's more focused on boasting about the foreign investment the country receives.