There have been no school or shopping mall shootings, but one must still be sensible in the larger cities, Toronto and Vancouver. Toronto’s population exceeds 7.5 million.

I have lived in Nuevo Vallarta and Puerto Vallarta for over 23 years. Other than being hassled by the police when I am driving, I do give them a payoff, and all has been fine. However, I do not go to bars or banks late at night, walk at night, and keep a” heads up” attitude as I would anywhere else in the world.

After being asked the same question by our less adventurous, frightfully timid American neighbors dozens of times we hit upon the solution.

“Do you know what city we would NEVER ever travel in, night or day? “ we’d ask them.
When they nod negatively we replied:
“It’s just across the bay, it’s called Oakland, California.

There is one thing the government can do about it. And it’s so easy, the rest of the world has done it.

I’ve heard a lot of awful stories like yours, not only in Baja.

woops. Got my sentence mixed up. A lady who makes tamales and sells them during soccer games got strong armed to pay to sell them. A lady who had a super cuts barber shop refused to pay punks and got beat up so bad she had to close the shop.

Sounds wonderful. Do you mind sharing which village you live in? We can share privately if you prefer.

I’m happy you feel safe, and I do too. But I think the situation is very different for many women, regardless of nationality. For example, my Spanish teacher, even though she lives in a safe neighborhood, is very cautious about walking alone.

I know this is true. Foreigners live in a bubble in Mexico.

Miami, New Orleans, DC and many other cities have far more crime than Mexico City. No one hesitates to go to those cities.