Replication Data for: Criminal Fragmentation in Mexicodoi:10.7910/DVN/WDS8HBHarvard Dataverse2025-01-141Esberg, Jane, 2025, "Replication Data for: Criminal Fragmentation in Mexico", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WDS8HB, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:WivNA78uscWFT4CJdNusEg== [fileUNF]Replication Data for: Criminal Fragmentation in Mexicodoi:10.7910/DVN/WDS8HBEsberg, JaneEnter your name here: LastName, FirstNameHarvard DataverseEsberg, JaneEsberg, Jane2025-01-13Social SciencesMexico’s war on drugs is increasingly characterized by small, local groups rather than large cartels. This research note introduces new data developed from a narcoblog – a citizen journalism website – on more than 450 criminal organizations operating in Mexico between 2009 and 2020. I use the data to test prominent theories of fragmentation, providing suggestive evidence that drug war policies contributed to a more complex conflict: kingpin removals were correlated with the emergence of smaller groups; profit opportunities (here fuel theft) then attracted these organizations to new territories. 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