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https://www.statista.com/statistics/243797/ranking-of-the-most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world-by-murder-rate-per-capita/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/2437

https://www.statista.com/statistics/243797/ranking-of-the-most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world-by-murder-rate-per-capita/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/243797/ranking-of-the-mo... Second most dangerous city in the world. You got lucky. It is foolish to advise people that Tijuana is safe.

OfSanguineFire 3y ago
I left out the world "[city] center" from my comment. Crime may well be a risk in certain neighborhoods that a visitor need not go to. But walking or cycling across the city center does appear to be safe based on the following: * Upon arrival at the bus station I ask staff if they can recommend a safe route for me to cycle (I had a touring bike) the several km to near the US border. They say the center is safe, the bad barrios are elsewhere, and it was a bit silly that I would even be worried. * I ask the first police I see the same question and get the exact same answer. * I am occasionally passed by lycra-clad locals on expensive bikes. Here and there I see a lot of conspicuous American tourists of the fanny-pack variety walking around, mainly elderly. These are the sort of things that would not be done if people had to fear for their lives. * I go into an Oxxo for some snacks and ask the clerk about safety. He says it hasn't been a concern in that central area for a long time now. * I stand in a queue for two hours to cross the border. The people around me in the queue, Mexican and American alike, say safety hasn't been an issue in the city center for a long time now. That is a difference from a couple of decades ago, when one was warned about even the city center and even in daytime.
- guerrilla 3y ago
  You asked people whose job (and thus life) depends entirely on tourism if the place is good for tourism. Clever.
  - OfSanguineFire 3y ago
    Which of those people I listed has jobs depending on tourism? Even the bus station staff I asked hardly count for that, as the bus in Baja is used mainly by locals, and the long-distance bus station is in a part of the city center some km from the city's touristic strip.
- bassclari 3y ago
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OfSanguineFire 3y ago

I left out the world "[city] center" from my comment. Crime may well be a risk in certain neighborhoods that a visitor need not go to. But walking or cycling across the city center does appear to be safe based on the following: * Upon arrival at the bus station I ask staff if they can recommend a safe route for me to cycle (I had a touring bike) the several km to near the US border. They say the center is safe, the bad barrios are elsewhere, and it was a bit silly that I would even be worried. * I ask the first police I see the same question and get the exact same answer. * I am occasionally passed by lycra-clad locals on expensive bikes. Here and there I see a lot of conspicuous American tourists of the fanny-pack variety walking around, mainly elderly. These are the sort of things that would not be done if people had to fear for their lives. * I go into an Oxxo for some snacks and ask the clerk about safety. He says it hasn't been a concern in that central area for a long time now. * I stand in a queue for two hours to cross the border. The people around me in the queue, Mexican and American alike, say safety hasn't been an issue in the city center for a long time now. That is a difference from a couple of decades ago, when one was warned about even the city center and even in daytime.

guerrilla 3y ago
You asked people whose job (and thus life) depends entirely on tourism if the place is good for tourism. Clever.
- OfSanguineFire 3y ago
  Which of those people I listed has jobs depending on tourism? Even the bus station staff I asked hardly count for that, as the bus in Baja is used mainly by locals, and the long-distance bus station is in a part of the city center some km from the city's touristic strip.
bassclari 3y ago
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