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Eight coastal tourist destinations — including Rosarito, Acapulco and Cancún — are among the 50 most violent locations in Mexico, official statistics show.
According to official data analyzed by the crime monitoring website elcri.men, a homicide rate of 142.8 per 100,000 inhabitants between April and September made Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, the third most violent municipality in Mexico behind only Armería, Colima, and Bocoyna, Chihuahua.
With a per-capita murder rate of 141.3, Manzanillo, Colima – a major port city as well as a tourist destination – ranked as the fourth most violent municipality in the country during the past six months, while a homicide rate of 118.8 made Tijuana, Baja California, the 10th most violent.
The resort city of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, was the 12th most violent municipality, while the Caribbean coast municipality of Solidaridad, Quintana Roo – where Playa del Carmen is located – was 17th. Their per-capita homicide rates between April and September were 103.8 and 83.1 respectively.
With a rate of 68.1, Acapulco, Guerrero – once Mexico’s most glamorous beach destination – was the 28th most violent municipality.
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