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There has been a trend for increasing crime north and south of the border for the last 2 or 3 years and San Felipe has been affected too. I have seen an increased number of car, motorcycle and UTV thefts as well as general crime reports.

Some say the cartels are now using that port to offload drugs heading north and others are saying that the cartels have taken over the illegal trade of Totoaba swim bladders from the waters off San Felipe.

I have a close friend with a place there and he tells me that crime in San Felipe as always been a problem but was mostly non-violent in nature (car thefts / burglary) but over the last few years has been escalating with a number of homicides including the American a few months ago where they stole his van and some high profile armed car jackings that were reported earlier this year south and west of San Felipe.