Yes,I was pretty safe when I was there,regardless of what was mentioned about people getting killed and other stuff mentioned in some magazines and media. The best advice I have for you is just don't dress like your extravagantly wealthy(its being a big red target for set ups by some the local women and their friends that some of the less fortunate,careless tourist fall for),make sure when you get a woman,check to make sure she is a 100% woman(Thailand has a pretty big number of Lady boys in certain areas that you want to avoid,plenty of horror stories about the unfortunate guys who thought they hired a woman had had a big shock afterwords!),bring your own protection-Thai brand is not really good quality. And of course,don't dress heavily for your journey there,its really hot(as is most of SE asia is!) Have fun! Pmed me if you want a little more info!