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Staying safe

• •The United States is generally a safe country for tourists, but risks do exist.
• •Crime: Although headline-grabbing major crimes give the U.S.
• •Crime in rural America tends to be rare, mainly localized in very poor, troubled communities that are relatively easy to avoid.
• •Some remote areas along the Mexican border are unsafe due to the presence of drug smugglers and human traffickers.
• •Mass shootings: Mass shootings regularly make headlines in the U.S., but in such a huge country the risk to any individual is very low. It is extremely unlikely to happen to you on your visit.
• •Discrimination and hate crime: Most Americans are, or at least profess to be, tolerant of other races, and as a tourist, your chances of becoming a victim of racially-motivated harassment or hate crimes are very slim.

Staying healthy

• •Disease: The U.S. is relatively free from serious communicable diseases found in many developing nations; however, the HIV rate is higher than in Canada and Western Europe, with about a 0.5% infectio…
• •For the latest health information, including advisories and recommendations, see health information for travelers to the U.S. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• •There are two infectious diseases that are worth becoming educated about: Human cases of rabies: While quite rare, the disease is more prevalent in the country's eastern regions.