You feel safe when you grow up in an area and know lots of the people. I feel scared of groups I don't know. When I walk past groups of guys I put my head down because they might start on me. They do this to make themselves look good in front of their friends. Girls often rely on knowing guys to not feel threatened by groups.
Safety is a very important issue for young women.
We hang around at the foodcourt at Westpoint because of the facilities, the comfort, things to do, no threat of harassment because of the security guards - it's safer. We also like the library to work and chat in its quietness and security. At the station we get harassed for money, lots of kids with bad influence, much fighting, names calling at us. In Korea there is lots of street life, shops open 'til midnight. In Australia there are no people around after dark.