No matter what the media likes to say, there are thankfully very few psychopathic individuals out there. Muggers will tend to look for people who appear to be an easy target so if you appear to be confident and aware of your surroundings then you are less likely to be attacked.
As j4 says, in the recent case of Sally Geeson it wasn't a case of someone being attacked because she in a dark area which most people would consider to be risky, but because she got into an unlicensed taxi - a case of someone potentially not checking the car out for taxi markings. Given that it was NYE its likely that alcohol and a desire to get back to where she was staying for the night played a part in this decision.
City centres around pub kicking out time are relatively dangerous thanks to there being a large number of people around who've had quite a bit to drink - apparently 75% of the people going to A&E on a friday night have injuries related to the consumption of alcohol (i.e. too much, injuries from being drunk, fighting, etc).
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Date: 2005-01-19 11:56 am (UTC)As
City centres around pub kicking out time are relatively dangerous thanks to there being a large number of people around who've had quite a bit to drink - apparently 75% of the people going to A&E on a friday night have injuries related to the consumption of alcohol (i.e. too much, injuries from being drunk, fighting, etc).