davidvel
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I don't see any attempted murders, nor any rapes, as the data is not that granular. There may have been some in this time frame, but we can't tell from this map. And there are no murders shown. But, don't worry, I'm very aware of the number and types of crimes that occur in my area of town.No doubt that the rapes and attempted murders in just those 5 days make your point as well. There might have been one just around the corner in the last 5 days, but who cares since you did not know about it. Please do not look at that map.
All that being said, the map does help make my point, which was not whether Mexico tourist areas are safer than U.S. inner cities, or elsewhere. My point, as Bill notes above, is that people's perception of crime in Mexico is driven more by the (accurate) "stories about the heinous depravity that occurs south of the border," than the raw numbers and data. Bodies being melted in acid, routine decapitations, murder of politicians will tend to scare people, despite the fact that tourists are rarely involved.