According to official data by Mexico’s Interior Ministry, 2,371 murder investigations opened last month, while 2017 is likely to surpass 2011 as the country’s most violent year—20,878 murders in the first 10 months—since the government began collecting this data in 1997, Reuters reported.

Furthermore, an average of 69 murders per day occurs in Mexico, overtaking the 2011 homicide rate by the end of this month. Six years ago, there was an average of 63 killings per day, according to Reuters.