The Danger of Traveling to Mexico
A friend of mine that travels to Mexico with us was recently warned about the dangers of Mexico, how the murder rates were increasing. The thing that people fail to realize is that Mexico is a large country that includes some very dangerous places but also some very safe places. Here is a ranking of the states of Mexico by murder rate per hundred thousand people and some comparisons to places in the United States.
| State of Mexico | Murder Rate | U.S. Comparison | U.S. Murder Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colima | 96.4 | ||
| Chihuahua | 83.9 | ||
| Baja California | 82.9 | ||
| Guerrero | 68.9 | ||
| Guanajuato | 53.4 | St. Louis, MO Baltimore, MD | 59.59 55.37 |
| Sinaloa | 49.4 | ||
| Quintana Roo | 41.4 | Detroit, MI New Orleans, LA | 43.82 41.68 |
| Zacatecas | 39.5 | Birmingham, AL | 37.21 |
| Nayarit | 35.3 | ||
| Oaxaca | 31.7 | Jackson, MS | 31.08 |
| Morelos | 29 | ||
| Tabasco Michoacán Tamaulipas Jalisco | 28.4 27.6 27.2 27.1 | Baton Rouge, LA | 26.23 |
| Sonora | 25.2 | Hartford, CT Salinas, CA | 25.69 25.29 |
| San Luis Potosí | 20.8 | West Palm Beach, FL Memphis, TN Oakland, CA San Bernadino,CA Atlanta, GA | 20.97 20.52 20.33 20.26 20.23 |
| Puebla | 19 | ||
| Veracruz | 16.5 | South Bend, IN Waco, TX | 16.79 16.74 |
| State of México | 14.7 | ||
| Durango | 14.5 | Louisiana | 14.3 |
| Campeche | 13.9 | ||
| Ciudad de México | 13.8 | ||
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 9.8 | Missouri | 9.9 |
| Chiapas | 9.7 | ||
| Baja California Sur | 8.6 | Tennessee Arkansas Okalahoma | 8.8 8.7 8.6 |
| Nuevo León | 8.4 | ||
| Querétaro de Arteaga | 7.5 | Indiana Nevada North Carolina | 7.6 7.4 7.4 |
| Tlaxcala | 5.4 | Virginia California Kansas | 5.5 5.3 5.3 |
| Aguascalientes | 4.5 | New Jersey | 4.6 |
| Hidalgo | 3.2 | Nebraska Oregon | 3.3 3.3 |
| Yucatán | 0.5 | Maine New Hampshire North Dakota Vermont Wyoming | 0 0 0 0 0 |
There are parts of Mexico more dangerous than anywhere in the U.S., but there are also parts of Mexico safer than most of the U.S. To group the whole country together is wrong. It's like anywhere else you may go, there are safe places and there are not so safe places.
Where we go in Mexico is in the state of Yucatan, the safest state in Mexico and much safer than our state of Indiana or our home town of Indianapolis. My friend having been to Mexico several times knew enough to tell the person warning him he didn't know what he was talking about. If we are going to warn people about the dangers of going to Mexico, why don't we warn them about going to St. Louis or Baltimore?
Ok, I am one that probably needed this data to put things in perspective. I would have likey been the one concerned and warning.....w/o all the facts.
Totally blown away with the cities and states that compare. Never would have guessed Indiana would be in the ranking anywhere.
Wonder if any politicians from these US areas are reading this? Be a good idea if they did.
And what the hell is going on in St. Louis.
I do not know what is going on in St. Louis. I would suspect it has something to do with drugs and gangs, just like the violence in Mexico. Maybe the Black Lives Matter crowd should look at who is killing most of the blacks in the U.S. It's not the cops, it's not us old white men, and it's not Latinos, it's other blacks. These people should grow up and look at the facts to understand what is going on.
They look to the wrong political party to face truth and make positive changes.
Why people ignore facts and exploit loud voices, I have no idea.
Black Lives Matter and certain NFL players are pissing in the wind. All talk, no action. If you aren't willing to help yourself......
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