How safe is Mexico article

I found this on the Lakeside Crime website. Interesting and informative read.

March 23, 2011 http://news.travel.aol.com Interesting article on How Safe is Mexico. Rated from 1 to 5, with 5 having the highest fear factor, Guadalajara comes in at 1.25. Yeah, a lot of the border cities like Nuevo Laredo get a 5.

I wonder how we would rate our own cities? Bob and I avoid them like the plague at home, but mostly because of the traffic.

Anybody feel up to the rating game? Lizzy

#1 being the most dangerous city


Rankings*


RANK CITY SCORE RANK CITY SCORE RANK CITY SCORE
1 St. Louis, MO 381.62 69 Shreveport, LA 106.77 138 Long Beach, CA 52.74
2 Camden, NJ 374.33 70 Allentown, PA 104.78 139 Waco, TX 52.36
3 Detroit, MI 356.44 71 Elizabeth, NJ 101.86 140 Wichita Falls, TX 52.07
4 Flint, MI 310.31 72 Sacramento, CA 100.12 141 Denver, CO 52.04
5 Oakland, CA 308.29 73 Brockton, MA 98.96 142 Corpus Christi, TX 51.37
6 Richmond, CA 287.15 74 Syracuse, NY 98.34 143 Lynn, MA 50.83
7 Cleveland, OH 260.60 75 Nashville, TN 98.00 144 Laredo, TX 50.07
8 Compton, CA 260.13 76 Las Vegas, NV 97.54 145 Grand Rapids, MI 49.62
9 Gary, IN 250.48 77 Albuquerque, NM 97.30 146 Topeka, KS 49.30
10 Birmingham, AL 244.83 78 Columbus, GA 94.14 147 Louisville, KY 47.87
11 Baltimore, MD 241.64 79 Richmond, VA 93.80 148 North Las Vegas, NV 47.70
12 Memphis, TN 236.32 80 Lansing, MI 92.28 149 Fort Worth, TX 47.62
13 New Orleans, LA 226.95 81 South Gate, CA 88.03 150 Santa Maria, CA 46.86
14 Jackson, MS 218.91 82 Pittsburgh, PA 87.99 151 Warren, MI 46.20
15 Little Rock, AR 213.99 83 Pompano Beach, FL 87.33 152 West Valley, UT 45.36
16 Baton Rouge, LA 205.59 84 Albany, NY 86.77 153 Rialto, CA 44.96
17 Buffalo, NY 202.43 85 Greensboro, NC 82.89 154 Roanoke, VA 44.65
18 New Haven, CT 196.86 86 Gainesville, FL 82.14 155 Tampa, FL 43.97
19 Hartford, CT 192.15 87 Providence, RI 81.92 156 Worcester, MA 41.99
20 Dayton, OH 191.14 88 Fall River, MA 80.80 157 Seattle, WA 40.93
21 Kansas City, MO 186.01 89 Jacksonville, FL 78.95 158 Los Angeles, CA 39.86
22 Washington, DC 183.50 90 Springfield, MO 78.55 159 Glendale, AZ 39.69
23 Newark, NJ 182.29 91 Antioch, CA 78.35 160 Independence, MO 39.44
24 Cincinnati, OH 182.09 92 Tallahassee, FL 77.80 161 Visalia, CA 38.90
25 Atlanta, GA 168.53 93 Winston-Salem, NC 77.74 162 Omaha, NE 38.76
26 Trenton, NJ 165.08 94 Wichita, KS 77.61 163 Clearwater, FL 38.13
27 Toledo, OH 157.14 95 Portsmouth, VA 77.26 164 Lancaster, CA 37.07
28 Tulsa, OK 155.51 96 Beaumont, TX 76.81 165 Des Moines, IA 36.99
29 Indianapolis, IN 154.46 97 Wilmington, NC 76.28 166 Southfield, MI 36.51
30 Philadelphia, PA 153.91 98 Paterson, NJ 76.14 167 Killeen, TX 36.37
31 St. Petersburg, FL 148.42 99 Montgomery, AL 75.55 168 Athens-Clarke, GA 36.30
32 Kansas City, KS 145.72 100 Kent, WA 75.01 169 Arlington, TX 35.63
33 Vallejo, CA 145.65 101 Fort Lauderdale, FL 74.72 170 Norwalk, CA 35.22
34 San Bernardino, CA 145.46 102 Norfolk, VA 74.66 171 Aurora, CO 35.04
35 Springfield, MA 142.58 102 St. Paul, MN 74.66 172 Odessa, TX 34.38
36 Rockford, IL 140.87 104 Savannah, GA 72.95 173 Hollywood, FL 33.97
37 Canton, OH 140.82 105 Salt Lake City, UT 72.38 174 Portland, OR 32.67
38 Macon, GA 140.07 106 Mobile, AL 72.36 175 Colorado Springs, CO 31.76
39 Stockton, CA 138.10 107 Lafayette, LA 71.67 176 High Point, NC 31.69
40 Miami Gardens, FL 138.05 108 Modesto, CA 71.08 177 Indio, CA 31.68
41 Reading, PA 137.59 109 Huntsville, AL 71.06 178 Redding, CA 31.28
42 Miami Beach, FL 135.59 110 San Leandro, CA 71.00 179 Murfreesboro, TN 31.24
43 Milwaukee, WI 134.25 111 Berkeley, CA 69.88 180 Davenport, IA 31.22
44 Inglewood, CA 134.13 112 Pueblo, CO 69.24 181 Grand Prairie, TX 30.82
45 Houston, TX 133.55 113 Boston, MA 68.56 182 Avondale, AZ 30.66
46 Orlando, FL 132.45 114 Spokane, WA 67.99 183 Tuscaloosa, AL 29.54
47 Akron, OH 132.09 115 Anchorage, AK 67.83 184 San Angelo, TX 29.39
48 Minneapolis, MN 127.47 116 Melbourne, FL 67.50 185 Racine, WI 28.38
49 Columbus, OH 127.21 117 Durham, NC 66.68 186 Lakeland, FL 28.34
50 Oklahoma City, OK 126.96 118 Charlotte, NC 66.25 187 Downey, CA 28.31
51 Miami, FL 126.34 119 Everett, WA 66.12 188 Reno, NV 28.18
52 Dallas, TX 125.48 120 Amarillo, TX 64.84 189 Vancouver, WA 27.06
53 Knoxville, TN 124.51 121 Hawthorne, CA 62.54 190 Lakewood, CO 24.78
54 Lawton, OK 123.63 122 Lubbock, TX 62.46 191 Riverside, CA 23.75
55 Tacoma, WA 122.13 123 Bakersfield, CA 61.45 192 Erie, PA 22.23
56 Albany, GA 122.01 124 Pomona, CA 61.06 193 Eugene, OR 21.62
57 Salinas, CA 121.94 125 Hayward, CA 60.79 194 El Cajon, CA 21.44
58 New Bedford, MA 120.96 126 Merced, CA 60.11 195 Miramar, FL 20.91
59 West Palm Beach, FL 120.66 127 Tucson, AZ 58.84 196 Santa Ana, CA 20.00
60 Bridgeport, CT 120.38 128 Fort Smith, AR 58.49 197 Ogden, UT 18.79
61 Rochester, NY 120.32 129 Victorville, CA 57.22 198 El Monte, CA 18.69
62 Hammond, IN 119.68 130 San Francisco, CA 56.57 199 Dearborn, MI 17.86
63 North Charleston, SC 119.00 131 Federal Way, WA 56.33 200 Palmdale, CA 17.67
64 Fayetteville, NC 116.74 132 Clarksville, TN 55.23 201 Tyler, TX 17.66
65 Columbia, SC 110.86 133 Fresno, CA 55.12 202 Westland, MI 17.38
66 Longview, TX 110.54 134 Jersey City, NJ 53.96 203 Austin, TX 16.99
67 Chattanooga, TN 107.67 135 Phoenix, AZ 53.78 204 Yuma, AZ 15.77
68 South Bend, IN 107.34 136 Abilene, TX 53.73 205 Tempe, AZ 15.45
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I saw what is going on in Camden NJ and know my girlfriend from highschool teaches school there. So I emailed to see if she is OK. Seems they moved Camden Catholic to Cherry Hill years ago. She asked me how things are in Mexico she had read some scarey stories. I told her, not as bad as in Camden - which is just across the river from where she lives.

I live in the St. Louis area. There is a section of St. Louis that is dangerous and people know to avoid going there, but the majority of the city is safe.

Ms Mac is correct. There's inner city St. Louis & then there's the rest of it. (I was born in St. Louis.)