When the people I take to Honduras and Guatemala express concern over
safety issues, I tell them to read the State Department cautions for travel
in many places in the USA. It's eye-opening.
Tina
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Bob Benson <bob.benson91@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It is interesting to hear folks' perspective about "safe" in places like
> Gary.
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> I work very often in Mexico City and Monterrey, and my friends and family
> always ask "do I feel safe" and "isn't that dangerous?" They're amazed
> that I actually go there happily (it is, after all, work.)
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> My response is always, well, there are places in the USA (and my own city)
> that I won't go either, and that's certainly true in Mexico as well. Being
> careful is important.
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> And then I say: on a per-capita basis, the murder rate in Mexico City is
> one-fourth of the murder rate in Washington DC.
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> And then I report on an Economist article I read some time ago ... I think
> I have it right (old fart memory) . ranking three countries in terms of
> crime rates.
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> Rate per capita of murder: USA, UK, Netherlands
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> Rate per capita of violent crimes other than murder: UK, Netherlands,
> USA
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> Rate per capita of non-violent property crimes: Netherlands, UK, USA.
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> What brought this home to me is the Netherlands. I go to Tilburg (mostly)
> and Eindhoven routinely, and am always cautioned by the folks there to be
> very careful where I walk.
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> So the bottom line is that being careful is good, pretty much everywhere.
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> Bob
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