Personal Safety Hints

  • Always park your car under a light
  • Get your keys out before you leave your destination
  • Check underneath your car
  • Never park next to a van
  • Know your surroundings and stay off your cell phone and be alert
  • Always let the people who are showing you their home walk before you
  • Carry a whistle or mace with you at all times
  • When unsure about a person you are with look them straight in the eyes
  • If you find yourself in a horrible situation, make yourself as disgusting as possible
  • Use your elbow or knees when in danger, anything to get you a second to escape
  • Always know your possible exits
  • Carry your cell phone with you
  • Make sure someone always knows where you are
  • Give out the least amount of information about yourself that is necessary
  • Make locking your doors your first priority in your car an house
  • You are alway safer in a crowded area
  • Trust your instincts
  • Never become complacent and comfortable
  • Always have a plan
  • Keep a conversation, people are less likely to harm you when they get to know you on a personal level or have something in common with you
  • If you have to yell, don’t just yell help, let people know where you are and what is going on
  • If you find yourself in a situation where you are being taken, drop as many items as you can to leave a trail
  • Don’t walk or run at night if you can help it
  • Use any hard item you can find and aim for the groin area, stomach, knees, or head
  • If your car breaks down you are always safer in the car then outside of it
  • Have confidence in yourself, criminals target people who they think will be easy
  • If you ever have to call the police, the most important information to get out is your location
  • It is always harder to catch a moving target, when running move in different directions