…[Increased] violence and insecurity in Mexico has made the nation an attractive market for PMSCs…[The] privatization of security has functioned…[through] two main private security categories —domestic and multinational PMSCs— who work for either private clients or the United States (US) and/or Mexican governments under the Merida Initiative…Mexican law attempts to regulate the industry, [but in] light of evidence suggesting that domestic and multinational PMSCs do not respect Mexican law, it appears that most of the private security market in Mexico fails to be a “force multiplier”…[The] presence of a non-state actor authorized to use force and not controlled adequately add greater complexity to an already complicated human rights situation…The National Private Security Council…estimates that up to ten thousand unregulated private security firms operate in the country, meaning that up to 600,000 guards fall outside the legal framework. In fact, there are more PMSCs and PMSC employees working outside of the law than those working within its framework…