Tag: crime statistics
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Most threats come from known people
Stranger danger drives public fear, but crime and harm data consistently show the perpetrators of violence are people victims already know.
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Most Personal Safety Advice Is Overly Simplistic
Generic safety advice — don’t walk alone, trust your gut — sounds wise but doesn’t match the actual data on where and why violence happens.
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Night Isn’t the Only Risky Time
Personal safety advice fixates on darkness, but data shows daytime carries its own underestimated risks. Here’s why the night-versus-day framing misleads.
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Public spaces aren’t always safer
The advice to meet strangers in coffee shops or public parking lots feels obviously safer. The actual safety math is more nuanced than the conventional wisdom suggests.