Where do you go then? Everywhere has issues. We had all our stuff stolen from us in Hawaii. Felt like we were in a safe US city up untll that point and then I hated every Hawaiian for a few days
Big difference between petty theft and getting gunned down in the middle of the street in broad daylight. Sure the cartels aren't targeting tourists, but they don't really care if they get caught in the middle and end up dead. In a place like Hawaii they would actually try to avoid getting caught, and the cops aren't all corrupt like mexico. Sure it might ruin your vacation to have a few things stolen, but getting shot sounds a lot worse to me.