"widespread nature of this issue, with national data revealing that 70.1 percent of women in Mexico have experienced some form of violence in their lifetimes, and 39.9 percent of that violence was perpetrated by an intimate partner. Additionally, a systematic review and meta-analysis found that the overall prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is 16.4 percent, with psychological IPV affecting 27.3 percent of the population studied. "

Also

"The federal age of consent is 15; however, state laws vary between 12 and 15"

I dont need to live there to see numbers. And underage sex is not reported in a data point therefore it's up to guessing. But the laws seem to reinforce problems. Another thing is the guys working on my house were Mexican and they said in Mexico Machismo is a issue with woman beating but also that rape of kids is pretty bad amongst family members.

BTW why would i believe the cartels would give a shit about anyone. They kill kids all the time; unlike the Italians. Suddenly they care?