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Do Any Posters Live in El Paso? How Bad Is The Cartel-Related Crime?

Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:01 am
Posted by Womski
Squire Creek
Member since Aug 2011
2762 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:01 am
I always heard that it was surprisingly safe city, but the movie “Sicario” makes it look like Little Mexico.

Can any posters personally attest to the quality of life in EP?

I now see why Trump wanted to build a wall.
Posted by 1BamaRTR
In Your Head Blvd
Member since Apr 2015
22547 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:02 am to
quote:

but the movie “Sicario” makes it look like Little Mexico.

Posted by cajuntiger1010
Member since Jan 2015
9254 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:02 am to
My Friends at Bliss hate their life, Might be due to the Army though
Posted by Remulan
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2014
789 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:02 am to
You only have like a 1 in 5 chance of being kidnapped for ransom money each day, so it is pretty safe. Movies always exaggerate things.
Posted by 3nOut
Central Texas, TX
Member since Jan 2013
28996 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:04 am to
I’m in El Paso regularly for work. It’s an incredibly safe town.

Nice people. Some really good Mexican food.

No amount of money would ever make me live there.
This post was edited on 5/26/21 at 10:10 am
Posted by ldts
Member since Aug 2015
2677 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:08 am to
I like El Paso. It's one of the safest bigger cities in the country. I've read before that the cartels like to keep things tamped down and keep a low profile in order to maintain it as an entry point for drugs.
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
61576 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:19 am to
All the craziness stays across the border in Juarez. I just looked up crime stats, murders per 100,000 LINK

Baton Rouge 38.26
New Orleans 39.50
El Paso 2.76
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38907 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:20 am to
El Paso is safe and clean and has some of the nicest people I’ve ever met. Don’t get your worldview from cartel movies

I’d live there no problem

Pro tip: El Paso’s “ethnic” population is much easier to live with/among than the one we have here
Posted by idlewatcher
County Jail
Member since Jan 2012
79332 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:33 am to
Thinking of going into the human trafficking biz?
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119442 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:37 am to
If you have to ask with open borders then....
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
43386 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:39 am to
quote:

Can any posters personally attest to the quality of life in EP?


The westside isn't too bad of a place to live if you like a desert climate.

Obviously some of the best mexican food around.

Not exactly a place I would chose to live, but my time there wasn't too bad.
Posted by dewster
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
25395 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:41 am to
Pretty town (typography at least). Definitely the forgotten Texas city.




I'd be concerned with it being 500-600 miles from any other big city. But if you don't get bored easily I'm sure it's fine. The older/middle aged colleagues that I know who are based out of El Paso like it, but a number of the younger ones have transferred to Phoenix and San Antonio.

If I didn't have a family, year or two if I were 15 years younger and had the option. If it's anything like Phoenix or San Antonio, I'd probably like it a lot.
This post was edited on 5/26/21 at 10:49 am
Posted by Tbonepatron
Member since Aug 2013
8447 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:41 am to
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
22927 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:43 am to
I’d be more worried about whether your captors have been vaccinated or not because this virus is dangerous
Posted by the4thgen
Dallas, tx
Member since Sep 2010
1781 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 10:55 am to
Had a lot of work trips out there when I lived in Dallas. Nice people, really good mexican food. Downtown is nice for the most part. It would be pretty tough to live there. Desert heat and just doesnt seem like there is a whole lot to do there.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
54760 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:01 am to
It ain't what it used to be when Marty Robbins was out there prowling around.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
116309 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:04 am to
I've spent a decent amount of time in El Paso. Great, friendly people, very safe city.

Not a whole lot to do, but it is a nice city.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
124545 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:14 am to
Watch out for wicked Felida
Posted by SantaFe
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
6605 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:32 am to
It is so brown there, the buildings, the ground and the vegetation.
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
63191 posts
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:59 am to
It seemed like a normal, safe desert town whenever I'd go for work.

Mexicans are terrible drivers, though. It seems like lanes are optional out there.
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