Travel in Mexico Safer Than Most U.S Cities

Millions of U.S. citizens visit Mexico safely each year and no safety advisories have been in effect for popular tourist destinations like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum. Mexico is one of the top tourism and retirement destinations for travelers and ex-pats from around the world and key tourism areas like the Riviera Maya are statistically much safer than many other popular vacation destinations. This is according to official reports from the FBI and the U.N. 

Official U.N. statistical data shows that Mexico is not only safe but doesn’t even make the top list of 36 nations with the highest murder rates. Countries like Sweden and Switzerland top Mexico and violent crime in the US is almost 5 times that of Mexico. The country is statistically safer than rural US states such as Maine, Montana, and Wyoming. The assault rate in the U.S. is actually five times higher than that of Mexico. Much smaller Caribbean nations have two, three or even four times the murder rates of Mexico.

Mexico is the 14th largest in the world and spans more than 2,000 miles from one coast to the other, which means the areas experiencing violence can remain isolated from the rest of the country. Mexico City is actually four times safer than Washington D.C. and Mexico overall has very low violent crime rates, including murder, assault, rape and kidnapping Mexico sits 21st behind many other popular Caribbean Island resort areas that reportedly experience 4 times the violent crime rate of Mexico. 

More than 150,000 Americans visit Mexico safely on average every day. The state of Quintana Roo is considered to be just as safe as states found throughout the rural U.S. and has a very low homicide and assault rates. This makes the country very appealing to not only to tourists but those who wish to live here on a permanent basis.

If you are interested in property here in Playa del Carmen why not join us for one of Top Mexico’s Live It Tours? It’s a great way to get to know the various properties and neighborhoods down here and enjoy a nice vacation at the same time. To book yourself in for the next tour and see the Top Mexico Real Estate representatives . We will be happy to assist you and help you find your very own piece of paradise.

And remember, at Top Mexico Real Estate…

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