Things you need to be Aware of
When we think in terms of our daily lives, the sad truth is that we don’t really take the time to consider our personal safety. It has been and will always be my mission to raise awareness of this important life factor. To me, safety ranks right up there with health and happiness. If you’re not safe, how can you be happy?
I don’t think we should walk around in fear either. When you are afraid, how can you be happy? No, there is a middle line that can be walked. In fact, if you walk that line, you can be both safe AND happy; free from fear. Doesn’t that sound much better? I think so!
Martial arts training is one way to increase your personal safety, as is learning through my self defense videos. Of course, I’m partial and I think there are better ways to protect yourself than martial arts training. This is not to say that martial arts training is a poor substitute; there is plenty to learn. I have trained in martial arts and think it’s a great thing. I’ve said this before, I know.
On self defense videos, you learn moves that will get you out of a tight situation. You learn how to diffuse a situation while increasing your personal safety in seconds. You learn how to put a bad guy down and get yourself to safety quickly. What you don’t learn is how to get yourself out of the stupid (yes, I really said that) mindset that crime will not find you.
The problem in our society is that so many people think they are impervious to the realities of crime and violence. Robberies and rapes happen to other people, right? Let me just say this: robberies and rapes and road rage happen to SOMEBODY. If they happen to somebody; that somebody could just as easily be you as the next guy. When I encountered road rage, the logic was out the window. In a case of mistaken identity, I could have been killed.
It is important that you be aware of crime statistics in order to remind yourself that crime DOES HAPPEN. It happens. That alone is reason enough for you to get martial arts training or get your hands on my self defense videos. Here’s a brief reminder.
The following statistical information is presented from the 2007 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide compiled from information from the US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and Office for Victims of Crime.
Statistical Overview of Crime & Victimization in the United States
- In 2005, 389,100 women and 78,180 men were victimized by an intimate partner.
- In 2005, victims experienced 191,670 incidents of rape and sexual assault.
- More than one million women and almost 400,000 men are stalked annually in the United States.
- In 2005, teens ages 12 to 19 and young adults ages 20 to 24 experienced the highest rates of violent crime.
- In 2005, 24% of all violent crime incidents were committed by an armed offender, and 9% by an offender with a firearm.
- An average of 1.7 million people are victims of violent crime while working or on duty each year. An estimated 1.3 million (75%) of these incidents are simple assaults while an additional 19% are aggravated assaults.
- In 2005, 95,426 crimes were reported on college and university campuses; 97% were property crimes and 3% were violent crimes.
Sexual Violence Statistics
- Of female rape or sexual assault victims, 73% were assaulted by someone they knew and 26% were assaulted by a stranger. 38% of women assaulted by a known offender were friends or acquaintances of the rapist, and 28% were intimate partners.
- Almost a third (30.1%) of all sexual assaults occurred at or in a victim’s home.
- A review of sexual assault cases in an emergency department found that 12% of cases were identified as suspected drug-facilitated sexual assaults.
Campus Crime Statistics
- In 2005, 189,448 crimes were reported on college and university campuses; 97% were property crimes and 3% were violent crimes.
- Of the violent crimes reported on college campuses, 1,445 (53%) were aggravated assaults, 761 (28%) were robberies, 1,000 (18%) were forcible rapes, and 5 (01.%) were murders.
- White college students had higher rates of violent victimization than students of other races.
- Approximately 1 in 5 high school girls reported being abused by a boyfriend.
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