Secure Living in Mexico?

Based on mail from my friends I take it that there is a common assumption that it is not safe to live in Mexico. This assumption is probably fed by bad news, and bad news of course travels faster than good news. Let's say, the good news is that I have very little concern about my safety. But then i am not living in Suarez near the US border where indeed, there is a security concern for all and where the narcos are maybe in command...

A young Canadian living here in the RV park was busted a few years ago - he had been dealing with drugs. In that case you get locked up, and I am sure a Mexican jail is not where you want to be, guilty or not. Anyway, the idiot eventually was let go, and his family probably paid dearly for that.

I am not dealing with drugs.

And then there are areas of town here where you see with amazement how productive, modern and fancy can things be. There is a development area nearby with some of the big international stores having built new facilities: Walmart, Liverpool, Sears. next door is a new conference center. The architecture of all these developments is very pleasing, the organization and facilities exceeding what we can find in, say, Vancouver. It is a 10 km bike ride for me to get there - either using modern and well built highway or bush trails. The bush trails will disappear slowly because more developments are planned or expected. Look at some of the pictures:

View from the Liverpool shopping center:

Another view: someone asked me whether there are any Christmas trees around. There sure are - big ones:

More new facilities along the horizon:

The food court is sparkling clean (still empty at 10 am) and compares with, or excels, any we have in Vancouver:

This shopping center is a bit upscale - and to keep away the casual drop-ins and unwanted crowds (of young people without money??) they are doing something unusual - they charge for parking!