Kidnapping in Mexico

It would be unimaginable to see myself living in an area where women are constantly being kidnapped, raped, beaten and killed. Most of us know that kidnapping and rape exists around the world but after watching the video on the city of Mexico, it gave me a different impactual feeling. The reality that law enforcers may have been involved with such occurences has left me terrified. What can the people of this city do to defend themselves when the very insitution that are supposed to protect them are involved in this act? This is the type of issue that we should be more aware of, as well as many other issues that require similar attention.