Parking Lot Assault-How To Protect Yourself Against One

Recently a man was exiting a restaurant walking towards his car. He was approached by a stranger who started using racially charged slurs at him. The stranger then attacked him with a bottle and hit him on the head. The man escaped on his bicycle. The victim suffered a contusion and scalp lacerations. Police are still looking for the man on a...

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New Campaign Intends To End Domestic Violence

There is a new campaign in Indiana to end domestic violence and sexual assault. The campaign is called "No More" and is starting to catch on. The article goes on to say "in Greater Indianapolis alone 185,000 people will experience physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. She said everyone wants to share the message." You can read...

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"Take Back The Night"-Assaults On Campus

click image for more details Here's a story about an event that takes place every year in October called "Take Back The Night." It was started years ago in an effort to raise awareness specifically on college campuses about assaults on campus. The story goes on to say that close to 60% of all assaults on campus go unreported and that 25%...

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Local Agencies Aim to Stop Domestic Violence

The police chief in Marshalltown, Iowa has started a new program called "Not In our Town" to shine awareness on and help stop domestic violence in his city. He said the city spends enormous resources responding to domestic violence calls and considers it a growing problem. He also said that the Police Department cannot do it by itself and needs the help...

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IU Student Assaulted In Dorm Parking Lot-How You Can Avoid Similar Assaults

This is a story about a student at Indiana University in Bloomington who was sexually assaulted at knife point in a dormitory parking lot. Campus police made the comment that very few sexual assaults happen with complete strangers. They point out that almost all sexual assaults happen between people who know each other. What they didn't point out is that most assaults...

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Using Pepper Spray To Keep You And Your Family Safe

Here is a story by a reporter from a television station in Alabama. It was originally about the student who got assaulted near campus. You can read the whole story HERE. The story goes on "That brings us to the question of how would you protect yourself if you ever needed it? Self protection can include a variety of self defense tools...

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Campus Sex Crimes on the Rise Despite Overall Decrease

This is story about crime reported as a result of the Clery Act on the Danforth campus at the University of Washington. The Act obligates universities to report their crime statistics every fall for the previous calendar year. This year's report shows crime is down except for sexual assaults. You may read the whole story HERE. Assistant Director for Sexual Assault and Community...

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