Personal Safety Measures You Can Take To Avoid Being A Crime Victim

Posted on March 3, 2010
Filed Under Fighting back, Pepper Spray, Personal Safety, Personal Security, Security and Safety Tips, Self-Defense Tactics, Videos

Video Courtesy of Bakersfield PD

Each day I check the Local section of our newspaper to see what types of criminal "activities" are happening in our community. It’s nice to know what areas to avoid. What I see are home burglary/home invasion crimes being committed, robberies and assaults on the streets, business break ins, shootings, stabbings, and more - and this is just in one small city in Northern Indiana.

There are other cities located nearby - large and small - that must have the same type of crime going on. When you read about this type of criminal activity, you have to wonder if people are just unaware that crime is out there? Are they not being aware of what’s going on around them and at least being alert when potential strangers approach them in either an aggressive or confrontational manner? Or are they just plain stupid to certain rimes that are consistently happening over and over??

I’m sorry to have to be so blunt but some of these crimes make you wonder if everyone - including the criminals - are on drugs!! Are we all doing everything we can to proactively ensure our personal safety - at home or wherever we are?

What is your personal protection/safety plan? How are you going to protect and defend yourself against a criminal attacker? One suggestion would be to take a self-defense class to learn defensive techniques that can help you disable an attack/attacker enough to get away to safety. I hightly recommend doing this.

Second, you might consider carrying some type of backup personal protection like pepper spray/mace or bump up the protection a knotch - depending upon activities in your neighborhood - and carry a TASER or stun gun.

Once criminals realize people aren’t going to take these kind of attacks or assaults without a fight - maybe they will get the message. In reality - I DOUBT IT!! Unsuspecting people are just plain easy targets. Especially when the common thought of most people is "crime won’t happen to me!"

Here is a snippet of what was in the Local section of the South Bend Tribune today. I read it to my husband and he just shook his head as if to say "the world has gone crazy!!" What has happened to some people? You know - criminals? What has caused so many people to devalue another person’s life? Some of the problems lie in the fact that the economy is tanking, jobs are scarce, and robbing others is really pretty easy!! DON’T make it easy on the criminal. Be prepared and carry some type of personal protection. As I’ve said SOOOOO many times before - take a self-defense training course to learn the fundamentals of how to protect and defend yourself if attacked.

Personal Assault/Attack Crimes On The Rise - SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE (03/03/10)

Police arrest 3 after shots fired…
Robber spies witness, leaves…
Police investigate suspected theft…
Robber shoves victim into closet - burglarizes home…
Employee suffers stab wound Sunday…
Family violence topic of seminar…
Man reports being tied up, robbed…
Police say local heroin traded dented…
Frightened rider jumps from car…
Ex-boyfriend says shots fired at him…
Teen says woman stole her purse…

Imagine the list of "daily" crimes in larger cities like Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and others. Makes you think of a "war zone" - and with that you need some type of protection to defend yourself!

Again, citizens need to become more aware of what is going on around them and stay alert to strangers approaching them. When going out at night try to go with others, stay out of areas of your town or community that is crime-ridden especially when alone late at night, and know how to protect yourself.

Stay Aware…Stay Alert…Stay Alive!! Learn how you can avoid being a crime victim!!

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