We knew at RE/MAX Investment Properties that despite some bad press coverage recently, Mexico’s tourist zones are very safe and real estate investment here offers some of the best opportunities in the western hemisphere at the moment.

To prove it, we undertook some research into crime rates in Mexico, the U.S.A. and Canada.

The results are fascinating. They indicate that major tourist zones in Mexico are up to 26 times safer than some tourist zones in the U.S.A.

• The Mexican state of Baja California Sur – location of tourist zones Los Cabos, La Paz and Loreto – has a homicide rate 26 times lower than Orlando, 18 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than West Palm Beach, 12 times lower than Tampa and half that of Honolulu.
• The Mexican state of Quintana Roo – location of tourist zones Cancun and the Riviera Maya – has a homicide rate 14 times lower than Orlando, 10 times lower than Miami, 9 times lower than West Palm Beach, 6 times lower than Tampa and lower than that of Honolulu.

The figures also show that Mexican tourist zones are even safer when the homicide rate is compared with major cities in the U.S.A. and Canada, where many tourists to Mexico have their homes.

For example, Baja California Sur has a homicide rate 39 times lower than Washington D.C., 19 times lower than Houston, 17 times lower than Dallas, 7 times lower than the city of New York and 3 times lower than Vancouver.

With of President Obama’s visit to Mexico, we hope that the research will help overcome the recent representation in some media of Mexico as a violent country all over.

Many tourists are safer on vacation here than when on vacation or living at home and Mexico’s biggest tourist areas remain a true paradise for vacationers or anyone looking for investment properties.

Read more and download the data in this PDF.

Article from RE/MAX Investment Properties, experts in Mexico real estate. For more information email info [at] investmentpropertiesmexico.com or call Mexico (984) 802-8336 or USA (561) 459-2061.