Article Photos: Amid drug war, Mexico fights wave of common crime



  In this Sept. 18, 2012 photo, men stand with their hands on the wall after state police stopped to search them during a routine patrol in Morelia, Mexico. In cities and towns across Mexico, a nearly six-year offensive against drug cartels has been accompanied by a surge in common crime: assaults and robberies that grab no headlines but make life miserable for ordinary citizens. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)

In this Sept. 18, 2012 photo, men stand with their hands on the wall after state police stopped to search them during a routine patrol in Morelia, Mexico. In cities and towns across Mexico, a nearly six-year offensive against drug cartels has been accompanied by a surge in common crime: assaults and robberies that grab no headlines but make life miserable for ordinary citizens. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)