Is travel safe in Cabo san lucas ?
Jan 2nd, 2013, 11:46 AM
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Yes. We also just returned from Cabo and it was fabulous. One of the better Mexico vacations we've experienced.
I have my vacation pics posted at:
http://kvrlvnphotogallery.shutterfly.com/pictures/5
Cabo is definitely on our return list. My trip report is also posted on this site.
I have my vacation pics posted at:
http://kvrlvnphotogallery.shutterfly.com/pictures/5
Cabo is definitely on our return list. My trip report is also posted on this site.
Jan 3rd, 2013, 08:31 AM
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Here is the link to an article with a few facts on safety in Mexico which says in part:
"....from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime: In drug offenses, Mexico recently ranked 12th in the world, and the US 4th. When it came to homocides with firearms, the US ranked 7th and Mexico 17th, (39.56 per 100,000 vs. Mexico’s 20.6). Yes, that means the US has 92% more homicides with guns than Mexico."
"Recent FBI statistics show the murder rate per 100,000 inhabitants in Baltimore is 43.3, Washington D.C. is 29.1 and Detroit is 47. Mexico, however, which suffered an especially violent year in 2008, recorded a murder rate of about 10 per 100,000."
"The US government advises against visiting very specific places where drug cartels are warring over the billions of dollars made yearly trading illegal substances to the United States"
Mexico is roughly the size of Western Europe. Of Mexico’s 2,500 municipalities, only 18 have been considered to be a security problem.......that leaves 2482 very safe options if you want to travel to Mexico......the majority of Mexico’s organized-crime killings last year took place in a mere three of Mexico’s 31 states: Chihuahua, Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon.
http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2012/...st-media-hype/
Check out this map by Stanford University for exact numbers:
http://stanford.edu/~dkronick/mexico_crime/
"....from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime: In drug offenses, Mexico recently ranked 12th in the world, and the US 4th. When it came to homocides with firearms, the US ranked 7th and Mexico 17th, (39.56 per 100,000 vs. Mexico’s 20.6). Yes, that means the US has 92% more homicides with guns than Mexico."
"Recent FBI statistics show the murder rate per 100,000 inhabitants in Baltimore is 43.3, Washington D.C. is 29.1 and Detroit is 47. Mexico, however, which suffered an especially violent year in 2008, recorded a murder rate of about 10 per 100,000."
"The US government advises against visiting very specific places where drug cartels are warring over the billions of dollars made yearly trading illegal substances to the United States"
Mexico is roughly the size of Western Europe. Of Mexico’s 2,500 municipalities, only 18 have been considered to be a security problem.......that leaves 2482 very safe options if you want to travel to Mexico......the majority of Mexico’s organized-crime killings last year took place in a mere three of Mexico’s 31 states: Chihuahua, Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon.
http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2012/...st-media-hype/
Check out this map by Stanford University for exact numbers:
http://stanford.edu/~dkronick/mexico_crime/
