The US government doen't want you to visit Mexico because they know that if people visit they might want to retire here and spend their social security checks and retirement money here instead of the US. They need your money to keep the ponzi alive and well. I'm living here now in Guanajuato and intend to make Mexico my second home. I've only had one incident in about 20 trips traveling all over Mexico and it involved a teenager trying to steal my girlfriends backpack. He was a kid trying to grab and run. That kind of thing happens everyplace in the world not only Mexico. I've had way more dangerous incidents happen to me in the US. Travel to Mexico, you will love it. Learn some Spanish as it will enrich your life.