ims are women; men, teenagers and children have also been victims.
  The best way to minimise the risk of an attack is by taking these precautions:
  At home check, and if necessary, strengthen the security of your house or flat. Draw the curtains after dark to discourage any 'peeping toms'. If you think that there is a prowler outside, don't go out to investigate -dial 999.
  If you live in a flat, be sure to have only your surname and initials in the telephone directory and on the front door bell plate, which way a stranger cannot tell if a man or a woman lives there. Remember not to give your number when answering the telephone, and if it is a stranger, never say you are alone.
  Hang up if you get a threatening phone call, and if the calls persist, tell the Police and the Operator.
  If you arrive home and notice signs of a break-in - a broken window or the door ajar -do not go in or call out, the intruder could still be inside. Instead go to a neighbour's house and call the Police.
  When selling your home, a woman should not show people around on her own, especially if they knock after seeing the ‘For Sale’ sign.
  When out walking, avoid short-cuts through dimly lit alleys or across waste ground. In the streets, walk facing the traffic so that a car cannot pull up behind you unnoticed. Similarly walk near to the kerb so that an attacker lurking in an alley has to come further out to reach you, giving you more time to hear him. Don't hitch-hike or accept lifts from strangers, and cover up expensive

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