How safe is Mexico?

Here are some interesting facts:

http://howsafeismexico.com/index.html

According to their stats you're more likely to be assaulted,raped and or kidnapped in Canada than you are in Mexico,somehow I find that hard to believe.

Crimes are more likely to be reported NoB and become statistics?

viajero wrote:According to their stats you're more likely to be assaulted,raped and or kidnapped  in Canada than you are in Mexico,somehow I find that hard to believe.

Agreed. Since many crimes aren't even reported here then I would think trying to make any comparison is a waste of time.

They claim that the numbers in their charts are adjusted to reflect unreported crimes.They have an agenda and personally I think they're full of baloney.

If you think Mexico is safe, drive the Libramento a few times a week. Never try this at night. I am used to occasional impatience, drunks, inexperience, insecure loads, and macho - but a small portion of Mexican drivers are downright homicidal!

Who cares? This is our home so we have to just just roll with it. When things get unsafe where you are at the moment you go home or whatever. Who cares how safe or unsafe it is somewhere else? We don't live there.
Those " facts " are not interesting, they are absurd.

 
What Ms Thang said!

Safer than your Bathroom  

lunateak wrote: 
What Ms Thang said!

Ditto, ditto.

Dig deep into the website since they don't make it easy but you will find that Black Label is a PR Marketing firm hired by the Resort Trade to develop a positive spin.

CheenaGringo wrote:Dig deep into the website since they don't make it easy but you will find that Black Label is a PR Marketing firm hired by the Resort Trade to develop a positive spin.

Now that deserves a SNORK!

Ditto, ditto, ditto to what Ms. Thang, Lunateak and Slainte said.

must be canadian because black label is a fine beer in canada

hockables wrote:Safer than your Bathroom    

You got that right. I was attacked by a throw rug, then assaulted by the tile floor and now, 15 weeks later, just beginning to walk again.........

viajero wrote:They claim that the numbers in their charts are adjusted to reflect unreported crimes.They have an agenda and personally I think they're full of baloney.

I always wonder how they are able to include statistics on something that was not reported.

86% of all quoted statistics are made up on the spot.  There.  That's another one.

addtocart wrote:

viajero wrote:They claim that the numbers in their charts are adjusted to reflect unreported crimes.They have an agenda and personally I think they're full of baloney.

I always wonder how they are able to include statistics on something that was not reported.

86% of all quoted statistics are made up on the spot.  There.  That's another one.

actually this is a GEORGE CARLIN but it goes like this: 86.763% of statistics are made up. i just made that up.

addtocart wrote:

viajero wrote:They claim that the numbers in their charts are adjusted to reflect unreported crimes.They have an agenda and personally I think they're full of baloney.

I always wonder how they are able to include statistics on something that was not reported.

86% of all quoted statistics are made up on the spot.  There.  That's another one.

Maybe they call up the statistician and say...."I want to report a crime that I did not report".  

itsme wrote:Here are some interesting facts:

http://howsafeismexico.com/index.html

Interesting, maybe. Facts, hmmmm. The site claims that kidnappings are 8X more likely to happen in Canada. My goodness, I had no idea.  http://howsafeismexico.com/global_crime_rates.html

On the other hand, if anyone actually believes this stuff, I have a foolproof business proposition that requires a savvy investor just like you! Friends of mine happen to own the biggest gopher ranch in Saskatchewan, and we're offering you a chance to buy into a brand-new business opportunity. Gophers are popular pets in Japan, as you know, but you probably didn't realize that they are also a tasty low-fat alternative to commercially raised chickens. I probably shouldn't tell you this, so don't spread it around, but KFC is about to announce a partnership that will give my friends exclusive rights to the KFC subsidiary, the Cantucky Fried Gopher franchise! Unfortunately my friends are slightly undercapitalized and they're quietly seeking business partners, which is where you can jump in. You will have your fortune made in no time! Your investment will include your share of the mandatory kidnapping insurance which all Canadian businesses must provide for their employees. How safe is this fantastic business venture? Safer than a pleasant Sunday drive through Michoacán - you have my solemn word!

my friends in saskatchewan participate in the north saskatchewan river seal hunt in downtown saskatoon every spring. would your gopher ranchers be involved in this lucrative endeavour too?