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Old 3rd May 2009, 02:09 PM
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Originally from usa. Expat in mexico.
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Traveler's assumption is correct. What also must be noted is that there is a lot of 'chatter' about crime which is stimulated by worry, rather than actual fact. There is always a seasonal increase in petty crime before Christmas, for example, and those posts remain for people to read; over and over again. The same incident may be posted on several forums, by several people, and appear to be a crime wave.
The truth is, that we are much safer here than we've ever felt anywhere else; with the possible exception of Izmir, Turkey in the early 1960s.
It is a lot like the 'drug wars' scaring people from driving in Mexico; more 'hype' than anything. We drive without worry and sometimes wonder how the typical perceptions of Mexico are formed in the minds of people who have never visited any place more 'Mexican' than Cancun, or some other artificial tourist destination. Those 1920s bandito movies sure do have lasting power!
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