Just because someone has not been a victim of crime does not mean crime does not exist. I cant in good conscience tell people it is safe to walk the beach at night, drunk or sober, safe to go anywhere on the island or safe to leave anything in your golf cart unattended.
If people were only to travel places where they were 100% safe they would not travel much. Unfortunately, San Pedro used to be one of those places. It pisses me off that it is no longer. And having to use the logic that it is safer than some crime ridden cities in the US, is a sad excuse.
Hopefully there are people who don't just try to raionalize it and are more dedicated to recognizing it and correcting it.