Find out about starting a neighborhood crime prevention plan. Don't enter your home if it looks like it has been broken into. Call the police from the nearest phone. Having the skills to defend yourself gives you power. The knowledge that you are prepared for an attack if one occurs can make you feel more secure.
Rape is never a woman's fault.
Rapists themselves say they are most likely to rape when they are least likely to be caught, not because of any characteristic of the woman. This page last updated on September 24, 1997.