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Is Mexico safe

Updated: 9/1/2023
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11y ago

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There are several cities which are safe to be in Mexico, as current violence due to clashes between drug cartels and the federal government is confined to specific areas along major ports of entry and transportation routes of drugs reaching the United States. Some of the safest cities include:

  • Cancun
  • Puerto Vallarta
  • Mayan Riviera
  • Cozumel
  • Puerto Escondido
  • Los Cabos
  • Queretaro
  • San Miguel de Allende
  • Oaxaca

On the contrary, the most dangerous cities to visit in Mexico include:

  • Ciudad Juarez (with the dubious distinction of being the second most dangerous city in the world).
  • Acapulco
  • Torreon
  • Saltillo
  • Chihuahua
  • Durango
  • Culiacan
  • Mazatlan
  • Tepic
  • Veracruz
  • Nuevo Laredo
  • Monterrey
  • Tijuana
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Any place is dangerous to visit if you do dangerous things. Just remember that it's a country, not a theme park, and as long as you don't go into neighborhoods that you wouldn't go into at home you'll probably be fine.

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13y ago

It depends. Northern Mexico and its border cities are very dangerous and is not recommended to visit them for whatever reason. Such cities include Juarez, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Chihuahua or Reynosa.

On the other hand, central and southern Mexico, including its resort cities are pretty safe to visit. Some examples include Queretaro, Guanajuato, Pachuca and Mexico City on the mainland and Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Cozumel and the Mayan Riviera on the coast.

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10y ago

Considering its huge population, yes. Mexico City has a murder rate of 18 homicides per 100,000 people. This puts this megalopolis of 21 million people as a place as safe as say, Cleveland, Ohio (18.6) or Memphis, Tennessee (17.9). It is comparatively much safer than other U.S. cities like Newark, New Jersey (33.8) or Detroit, Michigan (48.2)

Now, there are places that you should avoid, such as Tepitoor Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, but there are others that are quite safe even at odd hours, like Santa Fe or the Condesa districts.

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12y ago

It depends. There are regions on the north of the country that are pretty unsafe, due to the ongoing war on drugs. There are however, regions much safer than say, Canada or the United States. One such example is the Yucatan peninsula, where Cancun and the Mayan Riviera is located: it has a murder rate of 1.7 per 100,000 people, which is slightly lower than Canada's (2.1 murders per 100,000).

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9y ago

Most tourist resorts are quite safe to travel, such as Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Cozumel or the Mayan Riviera.

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