I have two daughters, ages 20 and 22, and this terrifies me. Text me when you get home is my standard phrase to them. I can also track them on my phone. I hope nothing bad ever happens......RIP Sarah

How about a male curfew? No man allowed out after 8pm unless escorted by a woman. He can be inside in his registered place of work, or inside at his home, between 8pm and 5am, or he must be escorted by a responsible adult woman. If he needs to go someplace, he goes with a woman. Just as a temporary measure, until men stop attacking women.

It's actually sad. I mean ... we get people to the moon, we get people propelled at 300 mph on the ground, and even faster, people get themselves through cold turkey of whatever they enjoyed a little too much - but some pesty assholes cannot think with their brain instead of their d***s? Just that it has a lot of nerves in it doesn't make it a proper tool for logic, self control and other mental tasks that seem a little bit too challenging to some. Don't be that way! Rather be the friend walking with them to prevent them from meeting a nonfriend walking with them ... sad that this is necessary sometimes.

i,m a guy and i don,t know how many times my friend told me she had to hide in bushes while walking home.it absolutely sickens me she,and many others have to go through this ordeal all the time. i feel angry and ashamed

I am always walking the dogs at night, through poorly lit areas, through woodland, all the while listening to loud music, which makes me even more unaware of my surroundings. I take that for granted that I can lose myself in music and and not have to look over my shoulder.

One to add; if you can't cross the road/street when I'm approached by a female on her own I always try and make eye contact, smile, and make a point of making space for them and positioning myself on the opposite side to their handbag/purse in an attempt to indicate I'm not a threat. I'd like to know if this is considered acceptable, or whether I should be doing something else?

My sister and I live right next to each other and we listen through the walls to make sure each other is okay all the time. We each had to make sure we would have a weapon just in case something happens and we check every single room in our apartments and even the closets. We try not to do stuff like take out the trash or go out very late because you never know what could happen. I get nervous about people following me all the time and I don't go in certain stores at night. These are all of the measures that I have taken to stay safe and I don't think that it's right that myself and other women should have to think about these kinds of things.

The problem is we need to ask for concrete change. Concrete and enforceable change. It's not enough to say "men need to stop being d1cks", or even "men need to change their behaviour". It needs to be more specific and have consequences. Because the damage is already done, the genie is out of the bottle. So we can't say "men need to stop making us feel unsafe", because men weren't born with a psychic gene and DON'T KNOW how to help if we don't tell them in very specific ways. They don't pick up on hints and subtleties in the same way (this cross-references to nagging about household chores for a non-harassment relationship miscommunication issue). They need to be told in clear, black and white terms, and there needs to be more done at a societal level.

It’s all men until it’s no men, it’s all whites until it’s no whites

Scoping out all exits/entrances in every room. Scoping out every face in that room, trying to suss out which ones might be "the bad guys". Trying to figure out where to sit so bad guys won't be likely to notice me. Still scared that someone is hiding behind a door, creeping up behind me, able to switch from Hyde to Jekyll in an instant...

Me, contentious as always. But can I just make it abundantly clear that this is not - nor sure it be - all about women. Women are NOT the only people with license to feel unsafe on our streets. As a bloke, I'm neither a coward nor paranoid, but I don't go wombling about late at night. It’s reckless, risky and irresponsible. I avoid dimly lit or run down areas. I mentally register CCTV cameras. I cross the street to avoid some strangers. I feel uncomfortable when groups are hanging about. I get anxious when I know someone is walking behind me in an isolated area. I deliberately do not carry valuables. My partner and I text to confirm safe arrival. This is about a general sense of safety and security on our streets. Gender is relevant but does not define risk or vulnerability.

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Yeah we should all be living in a Utopia of no violence and sunshine and rainbows. There is no victim blaming; if youre a white girl who cant hold her own and shes walking though a shitty neighborhood.... Causing police work, I dont even like being in certain areas at night as a man who is trained in different weapons and fighting. I have situational awareness which is something everyone should have and you can even take a course in it.

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The most likely victims of crime are young males, the most fearful of crime are the elederly and women (read below). The problem is not crime, but the fear of it. You spreading fear is making this worse. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12103-014-9243-9