What are the safest large cities in Mexico? (violent crime, hotels, homes)

[gomexico]

Originally Posted by Geree

Shut the bloody TV off, free your mind off vicious hiper-activity, wake up to life, be happy and get yourself down to work! But most importantly, get yourself a ticket to Puesto Vallarta and live your life Mexico style!

I should have known that all of the excuse-making and head-in-the-sand posturing was coming from one of the tourism boosters from Puerto Vallarta. Yes, Puerto Vallarta has not seen the level of terrorism and crime/violence many other parts of the country have, and that's because one cartel controls the criminal activities there. Relatively safe place to visit. But not if you want to experience the "real Mexico." Neither is most of Cancun, los Cabos, or any of the government-owned and developed destinations for foreign tourists.

[paull805]

Female homicides in Ciudad Juárez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Of course it's a safe country! ....... get real.

[Steptoe Butte]

Originally Posted by paull805

Female homicides in Ciudad Juárez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Of course it's a safe country! ....... get real.

I looked at your Wiki link, and did a search of my own:
http://homicides.redeyechicago.com/sex/female/
Female - Genders - Homicide Report - Los Angeles Times

I don't think it's fair to say that Mexico as a whole is "unsafe". There are parts of many cities and countries that people need to be wary of. I just sent my high school senior daughter to Mexico. The scariest part of the trip was her navigating the San Francisco airport. It helped that she was going to stay with a family that we knew well who have lived for several years at a small resort they built as a second home in a town near La Paz. They know the area well. I would've been more nervous if she'd have gone with just a buddy to about any tourist destination in the U.S. So the circumstances of her trip--staying with knowledgeable adults I trusted--made a big difference. There are many places in Mexico I would visit. There are areas of many U.S. cities that I would not.

[Geree]

Originally Posted by paull805

Female homicides in Ciudad Juárez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Of course it's a safe country! ....... get real.

Ok. Let's get real. I have posted some graphs before. Here are some with different sources.





If you doubt this, just take a look at this:

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv09.pdf

[Steptoe Butte]

That's a lot fancier than what I posted. I couldn't even get my links to work. lol

[Geree]

We live in a human world where "FEAR" is the common denominator ruling our lives. Mass media has always portrayed a Mexico of savages, highwaymen, corrupt police forces, criminal gangs, total decomposition, etc. Although we suffered from an epidemic state of ruthless oligarchic principles during the 70s, 80s and part of the 90s. We are changing our country little by little. No we are doing the cleaning.

What mass media shows and sells is "FEAR". The fact that criminals are being put down by the Mexican army and they are also killing each other is actually the best that can happen. Of course there is crime in Mexico, but if we focus on negativity, FEAR will rule our lives. What we focus on expands.

The only one place free of crime is where no human being lives.

Is there crime in Mexico?, sure, there is. But not as it is shown by mass media. I live in Central Mexico and I have never witnessed a single event other than normal street happenings.

The source of all evil and conflict in our planet is the "human mind". The source of crime is the unstable and criminal mind that is constantly victimizing the self and the others. Crime rates are higher in developed nations (Canada, U.S., Australia, New Z, and Europe) because of drug consumption, which drives the human mind insane. Homicide rates are higher in nations where political tyranny rules and on those countries along drug trafficking paths (all about money and drugs).

It is about time for we all to free ourselves from mass media tyranny, prejudice and stereotyping. Let us live our lives free of FEAR and misconceptions.

[Geree]

Originally Posted by Steptoe Butte

That's a lot fancier than what I posted. I couldn't even get my links to work. lol

Hola Steptoe Butte

Here are your links:

Sexes - Female - Tracking homicides in Chicago - Tracking homicides in Chicago | RedeyeChicago.com
Female - Genders - Homicide Report - Los Angeles Times

[Geree]

Unreported crime rate (Dark figure):

[Steptoe Butte]

Originally Posted by Geree

Hola Steptoe Butte

Here are your links:

Sexes - Female - Tracking homicides in Chicago - Tracking homicides in Chicago | RedeyeChicago.com
Female - Genders - Homicide Report - Los Angeles Times

Thank you! (or gracias

[paull805]

The link you posted said Mexico as a whole has a murder rate of 15.9 compared to 5.3 for the USA and 1.8 for Canada, proved my point!