I agree. The arguing on this thread is becoming a waste of time. Hence I have deleted as many of my response posts as I could because no response was warranted in most cases. However, the purpose of this thread was to discuss crime in Cancun and all I did was express my opinion and posts some links. There is no reason to get defensive about it. If anyone reads my posts from earlier on this thread, I am pro-Mexico. Personally, I am so sad that the service people in the luxury resorts we stay at are living in fear in their neighborhoods. It’s great tourists are safe while almost 30,000 Mexicans were murdered by the cartels in 2017 and 57 in April alone in Cancun. It is sad that visitors to Mexico say as long as it doesn’t affect tourists, it’s okay. To me, the problems in Mexico are human rights issues. And if folks are posting about murder and crime in other cities, I have the same opinion. We have problems in the USA too. We are no model for the world.
P.S. I absolutely love Puerto Vallarta esp as you go south along Banderas Bay. That area looks a lot like Costa Rica to me. I love the lush mountains in Puerto Vallarta that run directly into the ocean. I also love the Caribbean ocean in Cancun, Cozumel and Riviera Maya for swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving. It is among the best in the world and very close and accessible for North Americans. Those are my 2 favorite places in Mexico. I have been to many cities in various parts of Mexico more times than I can count for fun, for school and for business. I have traveled alone as a single woman many times too. The worst thing that has happened to me was an attempted sexual assault by a taxi driver. I speak Spanish. I was lucky that I was firm and assertive with him and put him in his place so he stopped. But he did not get a tip.