Travel Note: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Greetings from Tijuana, Mexico.

Here are the Top 5 Murder cities in the World. According to Wikipedia, 3 of the top 5 are in Mexico.

Rank	City	Country	Homicides (2017)	Population (2017)	Homicides per 100,000
1	Los Cabos	Mexico	365	328,245	111.33
2	Caracas	Venezuela	3,387	3,046,104	111.19
3	Acapulco	Mexico	910	853,646	106.63
4	Natal	Brazil	1,378	1,343,573	102.56
5	Tijuana	Mexico	1,897	1,882,492	100.77

Tijuana is not the murder capital of the world, but it does rank number 5 .

Helpful hints for not being murdered:

• Stay away from drugs; drug users; drug traffickers; drugs in general
• Do not drink alcohol to excess, and do not visit bars
• Do not associate with unknown women in any “after hours” situation
• Stay in an area where there is a visible Policia Municipal presence, but do not trust the Policia Municipal or the Policia Federales for your protection.
• Do not walk alone; stay with your group
• Keep a watch for potential stalkers on your movements; use Surveillance Detection Routines (SDR) to spot potential followers.

Although you may never need it, it is advisable to have a plan and the means to kill everyone in sight if things go pear-shaped.

Safe travels, everyone!