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But compare Chicago to Ciudad Juarez and the murder rates are about the same (457 in 2014 in Chicago, 424 in 2014 in Juarez).

And a few years ago (2010) Ciudad Juarez was the murder capital of the world with over 3000 murders.

Oaxaca, Mexico DF, the Yucatan, and Juarez are all very different places (just to get started).

The median household income in Benito Juarez county, with about 600k people and no fashionable rich areas, is approaching US$30k.

For a large part of the history of El Paso, Juarez (our sister city across the border) and El Paso flowed naturally.

E.g Techland titles like Call of Juarez / Dead Island.

If you fill up your gas tank in Juarez vs.

Mexico's various other cities are world leaders in violent crime; Juarez has a murder rate over 147/10k, more than 10x Chicago's, and that again assumes that everything is reported in Juarez, which is extremely unlikely.

At the time Juarez was a major manufacturer of electronics and other stuff for the US so, in retrospect, it's possible the boxes actually originated from there.

Sure, there are some places (mainly Juarez and seedy parts of the border towns) that aren't safe at all, but Mexico is so much larger than those places.

Yes, it's a horrible tragedy what is happening in Mexico, especially border cities like Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana, as well as other South American or Middle-Eastern countries due to drug trafficking.

If you talk to Mexican-Americans, you will hear horror stories about how they had to go on a trip to Juarez or Tijuana to get proper treatment when the US system failed them — sometimes not soon enough.

“Sitio” taxis from Benito Juarez International Airport are paid in advance in the terminal (at the “Sitio” stands) and are well regulated.

Porfirio Diaz came to power in Mexico in 1876, under the platform of "no reelection" due to the recurrent problem of 19th century Mexican politicians running for office multiple terms (last example was Benito Juarez, who died during his 4th term, but there are others).

So your answer to everyone living in fear, in let's say Juarez, Mexico is that they need to be out in the streets protesting against the psychotic drug cartels, because that's how they "ought to" live, since you know third world country and all?

I can't say no reporters have ever disappeared in Juarez, as I can't say no bartenders have ever disappeared there either.

Juarez is a dangerous town ruled by narco-gangs.

Congrats to Leandro, Juarez, and everybody involved.