Safest Places to Visit in Mexico for 2023

By: Paul Hudson Mexico is a marvelous place to visit. It is one of the world’s top travel destinations due to its people, natural beauty, and tourist infrastructure. Mexico also makes the international headlines for safety problems. This is my attempt at a data-driven analysis of the safest places to visit in Mexico from the perspective […]

How safe is Yucatan; Academics question Saidén’s position in the SSP, if he had an arrest warrant for criminal acts in Cancun

MÉRIDA, MX.- During the presentation of the report “Peace as a myth: the unsustainable model of Public Security in Yucatan”, gathered academics questioned why Felipe Saidén Ojeda, Secretary of Public Security (SSP) in Yucatan, has held this position since 2007 if while he was in charge of the direction of the Municipal Police of Benito Juárez there was an […]

Security does impact the demand for housing in Mexico

Four entities show an increase in housing demand from January 2020 to September 2021, in at least one main city.  Security does have an impact on the demand for housing since Yucatán, Campeche or Nayarit show growth in the matter since they are considered three of the ‘safest states’ in Mexico.  Last May, the Institute […]

Is Yucatan really the safest state in Mexico?

By Wenceslao Uc In Yucatán, homicides have greatly increased. According to INEGI data, in 1990 (Víctor Manzanilla Schaffer) there were 62 intentional murders; ten years later, in 2000 (Víctor Cervera Pacheco), there were 42. In 2010 (Ivonne Ortega Pacheco) there were 34 reported and in 2020 there were 72 (Mauricio Vila Dosal), that is, one homicide every […]