Over 100 murders in 2018!

[flyboy08]

Did I hear this correctly on the news last night.....2killed in Cancun the other day and 100 since the start of the year? Going to make Honduras look like Disney Land!

 

[pjhansman]

And 120 so far in Chicago. What's your point?

 

[Scubagolf]

Population of Cancun 2017 was 750,000
Population of Chicago was 9,000,000

 

[Bubblesong]

Chicago population 3 million Vs Cancun 1/2 million but hey, if you stick to tourist areas either place...

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Who is getting murdered, tourists?

 

[Jayfarmlaw]

Similar thread here with a link to a news article about a new female lead cartel coming in and escalating things considerably. I still do not see any tourists caught up in the killings. Hopefully, most are smart enough to buy their Coke only from cartel affiliated dealers....

Cancun has its problems

That being said, I'll be there in October and on the ferry!! Frankly, I would not give a squirt of piss for most of anything on the mainland other than the airport, ruins, and cenotes. The mainland is just a necessary evil to get to the ferry pier in Playa.

Safe travels, keep your head down!
Jay

 

[BRT]

There are drug disagreements going on. Someone new trying to get control.

 

[flyboy08]

And 120 so far in Chicago. What's your point?

Silly question....

 

[flyboy08]

Chicago population 3 million Vs Cancun 1/2 million but hey, if you stick to tourist areas either place...

Population of Cancun 2017 was 750,000
Population of Chicago was 9,000,000

educated response ....

 

[Bubblesong]

educated response ....

The 9 million statistic is right, my bad. But point is the same. The murders, at the moment, are not of tourists. But the other difference is that the huge Chicago police force goes after bad guys, whereas Mexican criminals go after the police.