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Crime in Mexico continues to plague travellers, particularly in Mexico City. The incidence of violent crime and, more specifically,
sexual crimes against women is on the up. Other commonly reported crimes involve taxi theft, armed theft, metro theft, pickpocketing,
purse snatching, credit-card fraud and ATM robbery. In recent times, there has been a spate of kidnappings targetting travellers
in the Nuevo Laredo region of northern Mexico. Travellers should also be aware of the potential for political unrest in southern
Mexico. The southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas are political hotbeds where travellers should maintain a high level of personal
security awareness.
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Full country name: Estados Unidos Méxicanos
Area: 1.95 million sq km
Population:
101 million
Capital City: Mexico City
People: Approximately 60% mestizo (mixed European and Amerindian
descent) and 30% Amerindian (indígena - including Nahua, Maya, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Totonacs, and Tarascos or Purépecha),
10% other
Language: Spanish
Religion: 90% Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant, 4% other
Government:
federal republic
Head of State: President Vicente Fox Quesada
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