Many women feel unsafe in public places The phone-in provided women in Liverpool with an opportunity to talk about their feelings of fear or safety when in public places. Many women said that they felt fearful when they were in certain public places at certain times of the day. The phone-in found women's perception of their safety in public places was complex. It often varied depending on the time of day, on how the space was being used and by whom. Many women reported feeling safe in public places during the day, but unsafe at night.
Women have to pass through many different public places.
They reported feeling safe in some of these and not in others. For example, one woman said she felt safe in her street, but in order to get home from the railway station, she had to pass though 'yuk areas, dark and lonely'. Despite these complexities however, there were many common responses. Most respondents were able to identify particular public places where they felt unsafe. In Liverpool, the same areas were identified often.