Most of the reports are true and accurate.
Crime is on the increase in Mexico, as it is elsewhere in the world.
Mexican citizens are outraged at the idea of having crime infect their peaceful country and much pressure is being put on state and federal law enforecent agencies to curb crime and the criminals that cause crime. The most effective way to deal with crime is to avoid the situations that encourage it. Most R.V. visitors to Mexico tend to live and travel quite conservatively. Around eight thousand RV's made the winter trek to Baja and to Mexico's west coast in 1998, and almost without exception all returned to the U.S. and Canada, without experiencing any problems at all. Another thousand or two ventured into Mexico's heartland through Texas, and travelled throughout Central and Southern Mexico, including Yucatan and Chiapas.