How about we share our honest experiences here? I have been unlucky with the home burglaries and occasional hiccups...but, our purchase went swimmingly and I loved sticking it to the banks...owned free and clear. I love my adopted home away from home...hope to retire there... learning Spanish, working with locals...but my eyes are open and I will tell honestly what we have experienced so that others can gain a perspective outside the brochures. Of course there is crime everywhere...I've been lucky enough here in Michigan (last 20 years in Metro Detroit) to not have experienced anything beyond random lawn equipment being lifted...so my bad luck so far, gives me pause...rightly, I believe.