click image for more details This is a story about three sexual assaults that occurred within a short period of time in the Beacon Hill area of Boston. You can read the rest of the story HERE. Boston police are investigating three reported attacks on women in the Beacon Hill area. Investigators say the similarities in the cases lead them to believe they may be connected. In each case, the victims were approached from behind and in two instances the victims were assaulted while they were trying to enter their...

more info here Here is an article about what the University of Oregon students on campus are doing for sexual violence awareness month and a big event called take back the night. You can read the whole story HERE Through various events on campus, panel discussion and community events, a variety of student organizations are all contributing to spread awareness on campus during this prevention week. They are committed to ending sexual violence on campus. One of the best ways that young women on campus can prevent rape or sexual...

click image for more info This is a story about a sexual assault that occurred at Maple Woods community college near Kansas City. A student was walking along a road towards her car that was in a parking lot. Someone gave her a ride that she did not know and sexually assaulted her. This took place at 2 PM in broad daylight. You can read the whole story HERE. I question the young lady's wisdom of accepting a ride from a stranger but that's for another discussion on another day....

click for more info Here's a story that was in the "Diamondback" the University of Maryland student newspaper recently that points out that with all the crime in the area it's hard for officers to be prepared for any and all situations and that one that is often forgotten is domestic violence. It points out that domestic violence is one of the most underreported crimes with one in every four women experiencing it in her lifetime. The University is one of the few places to have their police officers go...

Here is a story about a law that was passed requiring universities to report crime on campus for the latest three years. This law helps shed light on a here-to-fore hidden subject-campus crime. You can get the rest of the details HERE. "The law, also called the Clery Act, is named after a 19-year-old Lehigh University freshman who was raped and killed in her residence hall in 1986. Lehigh is in Bethlehem, Pa. Schools must also issue timely warnings on any crime that presents an ongoing threat to the safety...

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 of citizens You can read the whole story HERE. The article went on to say "As a community, he said, we must stop avoiding the problem. Blaming the...

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 and college campuses never get reported. You can read the whole story HERE. It is an absolute fact that a self-defense product is one of the best defenses...

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 and a popular method seems to be pepper spray. "It's bad," said Lt. Damian Williams of the Madison police department. "It's very uncomfortable; the pain is really intense."...