Is México Safe To Visit Or Live

México is a combination of don’t travel or drive thru at all to safer than the USA.

This article has some good tips on making México safe.

• Tourists are flocking to this sun-soaked country – but is it safe? – Yahoo News

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advises against all but essential travel to:

The state of Chihuahua except:

• The city of Chihuahua
• The border crossing in Ciudad Juárez (accessed by federal toll road 45)
• Federal toll road 45D connecting the cities of Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez
• The Copper Canyon rail route to/from Chihuahua and towns immediately on this route including Creel
• The road from Creel via San Juanito to San Pedro
• State highway 16 from San Pedro to Chihuahua

The state of Sinaloa except:

• The cities of Los Mochis and Mazatlán
• Road 32 that runs between El Fuerte and Los Mochis
• The 15D federal toll road that runs the length of the state
• The Copper Canyon rail route to/from Los Mochis/El Fuerte and the towns immediately on this route

The state of Zacatecas except:

• Zacatecas City accessed by air

The state of Tamaulipas except:

• The border crossing at Nuevo Laredo accessed by federal toll road 85D from Monterrey

The state of Colima except:

• The city of Manzanillo reached by sea or air via the Manzanillo-Costalegre International Airport

The state of Guerrero except:

• The  city of Acapulco accessed by the 95D federal toll road
• The town of Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa accessed by air
• The town of Taxco accessed by the 95D and 200D federal toll roads

The state of Michoacán except:

• The city of Morelia accessed by federal toll roads 15D, 126 and 43
• The town of Pátzcuaro accessed by federal toll roads 14D and 15 from Morelia.
• The 15D toll road

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) also advises against all but essential travel to the following areas within these states:

In the state of Baja California:

the city of Tijuana in except

• Airside transit through Tijuana airport
• The Cross Border Xpress bridge from the airport linking terminals across the Mexican-US border.
• The federal toll road 1D and Via Rápida  through Tijuana to the border

the city of Tecate in Baja California (including roads between Tijuana and Tecate)

(Note: FCDO does not advise against all travel or all but essential travel to any part of the state of Baja California Sur.)

In the state of Guanajuato:

• the areas south west of the road 45D

In the state of Jalisco:

• the areas south and southwest of Lake Chapala to the border with the state of Colima
• the northern municpalities of Hostotipaquillo, San Martin de Bolaños, Chimaltitán, Bolaños, Totatiche, Colotlán, Santa Maria de los Ángeles, Huejúcar, Villa Guerrero, Mezquitic and Huequilla el Alto