AdvertisementState Department Warns Americans Not To Travel To Five Mexican StatesJanuary 11, 2018Vanessa RomofacebookEmailMexican journalist Javier Valdez lies on the street after he was shot dead in Sinaloa, Mexico, on May 15, 2017. The U.S. State Department is telling Americans to completely avoid five Mexican states because of rising crime and violence. (AFP/Getty Images)