I’ve driven through, too. Driven, no way was I stopping.
Guess having to close the UTEP campus because of bullets not knowing to stop at the border counts much in their stats.
its a very poor city, but when we visited several years ago, I found the people engaging and politie.....didn't feel afraid but maybe we were nieve because we also weren't afraid over in Ciudad....and we even got off our tourist bus to walk around and go to the grocery store there...
btw...if you ever go to El Paso..be prepared because virtually ALL people know Spanish....