One of the problems with the reorganization is that
approximately 600 municipalities do not any have police forces at all. The
municipal police forces lack human and material resources to carry out their
functions and 86% of these municipal police forces have fewer than 100 people. The 20% of the largest municipalities account
for 25% of the total number of police, whereas, in contrast, 10% of the police
are dispersed among 1,110 municipalities that have approximately 12 police
officials each.
In 2013, a national poll revealed that Mexicans have the less
confidence in the municipal police (39.2%) than in the federal police (55%), the
Army (80.1%) and the Navy (83.1%). Given
the confidence in the military, the Secretary of the Commission of National
Defense stated that he is seeking the input of active duty and retired military
on the issue of a unified command structure.
Others criticize that the police are becoming too militarized.
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