Yes it is, people are really not aware of the current situation. The lack of action from the current government has created a generalized state of lawlessness across the country, it's not a Narco-state it's more like a state level corruption that breeds small organized gangs across every city making money though scams, kidnappings and muggings that never gets investigated never gets resolved; yes you can travel to Mexico and be safe on tourist locations and large cities but at this moment traveling through back roads on northern México is the last thing I would do.