Many posters warn us about crime in Mexico as though there is no crime in the US and that Mexico is more dangerous. So there are carjackings in Mexico according to a link above from US Dept. of State. I would be curious to know how our Dept. of State would write up their travel warnings if they had to write one for the US based on crime statistics. If you are afraid to go to Mexico because of carjacking concerns maybe you should read the US Dept. of Justice report on carjacking in the US . . . http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/c02.pdf . . . Be sure to read the part where they explain how they define carjacking. Are people in the US so unaware of what goes on around them or just in some sort of denial? Reality check.
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
"Information about murder/auto thefts was obtained
from the Uniform Crime Reports sponsored by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation."
"On average, 1993-2002, about 38,000 carjacking
victimizations occurred annually"
"A weapon was used in 74% of carjacking victimizations.
Firearms were used in 45% of carjackings,"
"Carjacking as defined in NCVS is a completed or attempted
robbery in which a car or other motor vehicle was taken or an
attempt was made to take it and the offender was a stranger to
the victim."
"Carjacking is not one of the crimes measured by the
NCVS on a yearly basis because of the low number of
cases identified annually"
