La vida en Mexico

Question

Soy Irlandés viviendo en España. Leo muchos artículos sobre la violencia en Mexico y ¿quisiera saber si la situación es tan mala como parece o es solo la prensa focando sobre lo negativo?

Good question, we need one of our Mexican friends to answer this for you , please be patient and I am sure that they will be along soon. - ray76, Mar 7, 2017

Answer 1

Homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in a year:

Spain 0.7
Ireland 1.1
Mexico 15.7

Yes, this is a bad situation. But not as bad as

Honduras 84.6

Yes, the press sensationalizes certain things, but facts are facts. On the other hand, where you are and who you are in Mexico are important factors. If you're a member of a drug cartel in Juárez, the danger is real and constant. Also if you're a journalist who writes negatively about drug cartels in Nuevo Laredo. If you run a restaurant in Cozumel, there's really no danger at all.

That's just my viewpoint. I have no particular expertise.

Great answer. :) - Daniela2041, Mar 8, 2017

There are 2 drug gangs in Ireland fighting it out with tit for tat murders, at least one of which took place in Spain - mojac, Mar 8, 2017

Answer 2

Here are a few interesting numbers:

Chicago, Illinois is over 27 per 100,000. Dallas Texas is 49 per 100,000. Israel is 2.4 per 100,000.

Anywhere in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, is safer than many places in the U.S.

As Jtaniel said, in Mexico it all depends where you live. I go to Mexico every so often to visit friends and relatives, and never have a problem.

I noticed that my former homeland, Spain, had the lowest rate of all! ¡Viva España!

I had no trouble travelling around Spain , nor Mexico for that matter. - ray76, Mar 8, 2017

Actually, Spain's neighbor Andorra had 0 murders in 2014, versus 324 in Spain. - jtaniel, Mar 8, 2017