'How Safe Is Mexico?' - A Traveler's Guide to Safety Over Sensationalism Latin Times
go to original July 31, 2013

There's a new website in town and it offers some interesting and useful information about Mexico's tourism and the safety in the country. Amidst the reports of crimes and political turmoil, the website, titled "How Safe Is Mexico?," offers potential tourists some surprising statistics about the country.

Like what, you ask? Did you know that visiting Yucatan is as safe as rural states in the United States, as it boasts a homicide rate that is lower than rural Wyoming, Montana, Oregon and Maine? Or that Mexico is safer than many other popular tourist destinations including, but not limited to, Ecuador, St. Lucia, Bahamas, Guatemala, Brazil, Honduras & Roatan, Belize, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic?

The website's goal is to emphasize the fact that one or two news reports about crime does not apply to the entire country, as Mexico is larger than Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and D.C. combined. Speaking of D.C., the website reveals that D.C. is four times more deadly than Mexico City.

Essentially, the website tries to combat what they call "sensationalized media" and the false impression many people have about the country, as violence is not as bad as it seems.

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