Many people back home have expressed concern about our travel in Mexico. We have come across some more realistic information about travel in Mexico that coincides with our experience and will perhaps help to allay your fears. I have included a link to the publication that has done some more responsible jouralism for your reading pleasure. http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-california-travel/mexico-travel-warning.htm A good summary of the article basically states:
"Tijuana is one of the more dangerous cities in Mexico – particularly if you are a cartel member. It had a murder rate of 7.2 per 100K, exactly the same as Philadelphia, which by chance has about the same population. This would only put TJ about 1/3 of the way up the list compared to most US cities. New Orleans being the hands down violence winner at 18.2 murders per 100K. Have you read any travel warnings to New Orleans recently in the US press?
If you deduct those deaths directly connected to the cartels TJ is just about as safe as San Diego across the border, one of the safest cities in the US.
I like to get about 100 miles south of any border to get into what I call ‘real Mexico’ anyway. (Although that line seems to keep pushing south.)"
We do not go to Tijuana, nor do we stop in Tecate which is the border town where we do cross. We do not even think about crossing the border at CD Juarez.
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