Women answering her questionnaire were aged 26 to 82. She also interviewed women in Edinburgh, Scotland. For background information, she used crime statistics to discover the nature and amount of reported crime. The thesis presents findings that are based on geographical differences. Women s night-time urban fears are not based on darkness.
Finnish women are equally afraid on summer nights, when there is sufficient light.
However, men s fear of violence is different. Men are afraid of getting into a fight at the snack stand after a night in the bars. They are afraid of side streets and underground passages. These places are made scary by the fact that they offer the potential attacker somewhere to hide. Even shouting for help won t do any good, if there is nobody around to hear you.