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Originally Posted by BarryRX (Post 854139)

The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens about the risk of traveling in Mexico due to threats to safety and security posed by Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) in the country. U.S. citizens have been the target of violent crimes, such as kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery by TCOs in various Mexican states. For information on security conditions in specific regions of Mexico, which can vary, travelers should reference the state-by-state assessments further below.

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Did you bother to page down on the web site to look at the State-by-State Assessment... specifically for the Yucatan???

as this thread goes on and on you will get all kinds of crap about the drug gangs in the mountains etc etc etc. the bottom line is the Yucatan is safe and great place to visit and you will find the Mexican people sweet and polite.

Interesting website comments on Yucatan

I have been vacationing in the Yucatan Peninsula for the last 15 years and have never felt unsafe. In contrast, I would never consider a vacation in many of our US cities like Detroit, St. Louis, Cleveland, etc.

"Statistically, Orlando is rated a very high crime area, among the top 5% in the country. Does that mean we don't visit Orlando? Of course not, certain areas of the city are safer than others. And so with Cancun. We've been to Mexico several times, and staying in the hotel areas, we never been to Mexico several times, and staying in the hotel areas, we never felt unsafe."

It looks like that I am missing something. FBI reports and Forbes as well see Orlando on place 81 right now on the crime statistics (February 2014) with crime falling tendency since 20 years.

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Originally Posted by Matzy (Post 854848)

In Orlando you do not have to worry whether the roadblock ahead of you is manned by police or by criminals.

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Originally Posted by Matzy (Post 854848)

"Statistically, Orlando is rated a very high crime area, among the top 5% in the country. Does that mean we don't visit Orlando? Of course not, certain areas of the city are safer than others. And so with Cancun. We've been to Mexico several times, and staying in the hotel areas, we never felt unsafe."

It looks like that I am missing something. FBI reports and Forbes as well see Orlando on place 81 right now on the crime statistics (February 2014) with crime falling tendency since 20 years.

This website says Orlando is safer than 2% of cities in the U.S. Orlando crime rates and statistics - NeighborhoodScout Your chance of becoming a crime victim in Orlando is 1 in 97. In Florida it is 1 in 205.

I think you did miss my point - it's not whether Orlando is in the top 2% or 5% of crime ridden cities - its that there are areas of any city that are safer than other areas, and when you go on vacation, you use a little common sense and go to the safer parts.