You can be a victim of crime regardless of your gender, financial status, the color of your skin, race, religion, or profession. No one is immune from crime. Even President Reagan who had some of the best protection available was a victim of violence. The prevalence of crime means that you need to take preventive action and be responsible for your security. The level of crime and violence in our society can dictate where we go, what time we go or if we even venture somewhere at all.
News reports seem to report daily how bad crime is and how the crime rate is going up and up.
Don't get caught up in statistics on whether the crime rate is going up or down. When you, or someone you know, is the victim of a crime the numbers take on a different meaning. Don't wait until you are a victim to do something to protect yourself or your family. You can not claim ignorance - you have been warned. These principles are not only to be read but put into practice.