Mexico Aims To Make Baja Safer For U.S. Tourists

Shhfiles · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:59 pm

By Nick Valencia
CNN

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(CNN) -- American tourists heading to Mexico's Baja California state in the future can expect more police protection from a new task force, according to Mexican authorities.

There were no immediate details as to when the task force would go into operation or how many officers would be in the unit.

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hockables · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:42 pm

They would be making the place safer if they installed cross walks in the intersections & lifeguards on the beaches 8-)

The most dangerous thing in Cabo is the undertow!

AustinC · **Joined:** Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:45 am **Posts:** 273

Cabo is not in Baja California. The article refers to a special police force which would provide service in the tourist corridor between Tijuana and Ensenada. It is somewhat of a mixed message though. On the one hand, officials claim that tourists are not targeted for crime and it is safe for them to come down and spend their money. On the other hand, the plan is to devote a corps of up to 350 bilingual officers to concentrate on the area of the sixty mile toll road where less crime occurs than in the outlying colonias. It is all just window dressing IMHO.

Shhfiles · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:25 am

AustinC wrote:

On the other hand, the plan is to devote a corps of up to 350 bilingual officers to concentrate on the area of the sixty mile toll road where less crime occurs than in the outlying colonias. It is all just window dressing IMHO.

I think it is very smart and friendly move to try to retain US tourists and investors. Bilingual police officers is a generous move. There is real fear of kidnapping and hijacking int the big lonely stretches of territory between the towns and villages. IMHO

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