San Miguel is divided into Colonias. Some have been colonized by Expats.
The Yellow and Brown areas are fully colonized areas of San Miguel. Maids, gardeners, Cantera Marble, old doors, Mercedes, WIFI abound.
The Beige areas are being colonized. Expats and Expat houses are found dotted through the area.
The Green Areas are Gringo Free Zones. This is where the Locals live and few Expats who are tying to assimilate or are simply too poor to live elsewhere.
Most tourists never leave El Centro (the Brown Area). The restaurants, shoppes and Gangs are all there. There is no reason to leave the comfort of North America and wander elsewhere. You can almost tell where El Centro ends and know that something dangerous lies beyond that point.
Occasionally, some Tourists decide to cross the line and enter a Gringo Free Zone as these Tourist have done in San Rafael.
You can almost hear the conversation
Gangs of San Miguel de Allende 
If someone is not going to to San Miguel because of this post, then I would argue they’ve done little research. There are literals in the world who can’t see beyond the words to the subtext. So at what point did you figure out or did you that this is sarcasm. Join the good works gang where the lack of humor is a prerequisite. Just self righteousness is enough.
Well that shitty kind of humour isn’t helpful for people when deciding where they might want to relocate to or rent long-term. It’s this kind of post that could potentially ruin lives and cost people fortunes, both the locals or expats. I’m just suggesting the possible consequences might not be worth the humour you mention.
It’s called humour
It’s sarcasm. Not literal
This is an absolute joke of a blog post. I have lived in San Luis Rey five years and never heard of a single issue of crime. Disgraceful post.
Ha! Just take a bus marked “San Luis Rey”
until then you will not know fear. (they don’t return)
steve
(as yet unfotographed gay gringo)
Where is the zone of the expats that look down on everyone else living in areas of Mexico?
Heck I’m so far out of the gringo zone that it isn’t even on your map!
I’m between the presa and the botanical gardens, remember?
By the way, the guest house is available for rent if you hear of anyone looking for a quiet, secluded stone house surrounded by gardens……..but no shops or other gringos.