Crime safety charity the Suzy Lamplugh Trust has issued advice to men for the first time.
Crime safety charity the Suzy Lamplugh Trust has issued advice to men for the first time.
The guidance published on its website recommends men carry personal attack alarms and avoid wearing headphones or talking on mobile phones.
The guidance published on its website recommends men carry personal attack alarms and avoid wearing headphones or talking on mobile phones.
The trust says men are twice as likely to suffer a violent attack than women.
The trust says men are twice as likely to suffer a violent attack than women.
It comes as the annual crime figures for England and Wales are set to be released and after a spate of knife attacks on teenage boys.
It comes as the annual crime figures for England and Wales are set to be released and after a spate of knife attacks on teenage boys.
Keeping fit
Keeping fit
The advice urges men to try to stay calm and talk their way out of an aggressive situation - and that physical self-defence should only be used as a last resort.
The advice urges men to try to stay calm and talk their way out of an aggressive situation - and that physical self-defence should only be used as a last resort.
It says keeping fit can help as "good posture, stamina, strength and tension control can all aid personal safety".
It says keeping fit can help as "good posture, stamina, strength and tension control can all aid personal safety".
Avoiding using unlit or isolated cash machines is also recommended.
Avoiding using unlit or isolated cash machines is also recommended.
The guidance states: "Never assume it won't happen to you. Nobody is invincible.
The guidance states: "Never assume it won't happen to you. Nobody is invincible.
"Even though the risks are slight, they are there so think about your personal safety and donât become another victim."
"Even though the risks are slight, they are there so think about your personal safety and donât become another victim."
The trust was set up to promote personal safety by the family of 25-year-old estate agent Suzy Lamplugh, who disappeared after showing a client a house in west London in 1986.
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