Monday, March 21, 2011

Is Rocky Point Safe?

It is critical to understand that Mexico violence is over 95% confined to the three transshipping cities of Tijuana, Juarez and Nogales. The Mexico government is so serious about fighing this that they have committed over 30,000 soldiers to these border towns. It is equally important to understand that Rocky Point is literally hundreds, and even thousands miles away from these problemed areas.



Rocky Point remains a very safe tourist destination, that has been affected by the misleading media scares.



According to the US State Department, 50,000 Americans visit Mexico each day. Statistics show that Mexico is the second safest country in the world for US citizens to visit. This means Mexico is safer than Italy, Frances, Germany, Spain and UK for American tourists

FBI statistics show that no city in Mexico has as high of violent crime rate as New Orleans, Chicago or Las Vegas. The Mexico City with the highest crime rate is Tijuana, which has the same crime rate equivalent to Philadelphia, PA.



Is there corruption in Mexico - Yes.

Is there equal amount of corruption related to the drug business in the United States - Yes

The drug business is a 300 billion dollar a year industry. Let's look at the reality of the massive drug and corruption problem. U.S Secretary Hillary Clinton was clear in her honest assestment of the problem. "Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade"



Fox News continues to scare people with its focus on kidnappings and beheadings. Yes, there has been this type of crime in Mexico, the concentration of kidnappings has been in Mexico City, and the three aforementioned cities of Nogales, Juarez and Nogales among the very wealthy or cartel related. With the exception on Mexico City, the number one city for kidnappings among NAFTA countries is Phoenix Arizona, with over 359 kidnappings in 2008.



These same new sources have misled the public as to the real danger of the swine flu in Mexico and temporarily devastated the tourism industry throughout the whole country of Mexico, even though there were more reports of swine flu cases in the United States than in Mexico.



It is my personal assessment that the crime in the United States across the board is very random. Victims of all ages are affected. The US News report daily a wide variety of crime reported from all ages, young and old. Everyone from small children being abducted and raped to home invasions are widespread, the crime in Mexico is more targeted to the drug cartel business, and no tourist have been involved. Therefore, if you are not in the drug cartel business, then you can consider yourself very safe in Mexico



Rocky Point remains to be a safe destination for you to come relax and enjoy. Tourist that come here, and see for themselves that Rocky Point is a safe, have been returning back for years. Please don't let the media scare you from coming and enjoying the best of Rocky Point.

Ray Ramirez
Sonoran Resort Sales www.sonoranresortexperts.com

Come to Rocky Point, book your stay today!

Swimming, snorkeling, SCUBA diving, water skiing, para sailing and other water sports can be enjoyed virtually all year long, not to mention the wonderful fishing. Shopping abounds and the cuisine is unrivalled anywhere in Mexico.

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