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TJ's a tough place to own a small business

Rude authorities, 75% chance of being robbed...

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At least 75 percent of Tijuana's small businesses have been victimized by armed robbers, according to the head of a trade group.

And what's worse, said Heriberto Villalobos Rentería, president of a national small-business organization (Cámara Nacional de Comercio en Pequeño), only 20 percent of the victims report the crimes to authorities.

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Villalobos made his remarks in an interview published September 15 in the Baja California daily newspaper El Mexicano.

Of the city's approximately 18,000 small businesses, Villalobos said, at least 13,500 of them have been robbery victims. But business owners rarely report the crimes because they don't believe the lawbreakers will ever be caught and because reporting a crime takes too much time, he said.

Another factor at play in the low level of crime reporting by victims is the rude treatment they sometimes receive at the hands of the authorities who are supposed to be helping them achieve justice, Villalobos said.

Representatives of the small-business group, said Villalobos, have already met with the assistant state prosecutor for Tijuana to discuss the problem. So far, he said, state officials have indicated they are willing to help small businesses deal with the crime problem, but he provided no specifics.

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At least 75 percent of Tijuana's small businesses have been victimized by armed robbers, according to the head of a trade group.

And what's worse, said Heriberto Villalobos Rentería, president of a national small-business organization (Cámara Nacional de Comercio en Pequeño), only 20 percent of the victims report the crimes to authorities.

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Villalobos made his remarks in an interview published September 15 in the Baja California daily newspaper El Mexicano.

Of the city's approximately 18,000 small businesses, Villalobos said, at least 13,500 of them have been robbery victims. But business owners rarely report the crimes because they don't believe the lawbreakers will ever be caught and because reporting a crime takes too much time, he said.

Another factor at play in the low level of crime reporting by victims is the rude treatment they sometimes receive at the hands of the authorities who are supposed to be helping them achieve justice, Villalobos said.

Representatives of the small-business group, said Villalobos, have already met with the assistant state prosecutor for Tijuana to discuss the problem. So far, he said, state officials have indicated they are willing to help small businesses deal with the crime problem, but he provided no specifics.

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