Something like 99% of all of us will be exposed to or will be an actual victim of a violent crime. That is a lot of people with their safety at risk.

Here are some important things to remember about your security. Three main reasons women are easy targets for random acts of violence include:

• Lack of awareness. You MUST know where you are, what's going on around you.

• Body language. Keep your head up, swing your arms, stand straight up.

• Wrong place, wrong time. DON'T be walking alone in an alley, or driving in a bad neighborhood at night.

Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, and just sit doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. This will put your safety at risk! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. As soon as you get into your car, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE. It is always a good idea to keep mace or pepper spray attached to your visor (for easy access) just in case you just can't drive away that minute.

A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

• BE AWARE! Look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. Check under the car as well.

• If you are parked next to a big van, as silly as it sounds, enter your car from the passenger side. This could save your life. Most serial killers abduct their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into the car.

• Look carefully at the cars parked immediately next to yours. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest to your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a security guard/policeman to walk you back out. If someone is not available to walk you, then it is a good idea to have pepper spray, a taser, or some other self defense product in your hand, ready to use. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY.

• ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells are a huge security risk.

• DO NOT get on an elevator if there is a weirdo already on there. (Of course bad men don't always look bad).

• DO NOT stand back in the corners of the elevator; be near the front, by the doors, ready to get off or on.

• If you get on the elevator on the 25th floor and the Boogie Man gets on at the 22nd, GET OFF when he gets on.

• If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! POLICE only make 4 of 10 shots when they are in range of 3-9 feet. This is due to stress. The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times. And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

• As women, you are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT, it may get you raped, or killed. Your savety and security is more important. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good looking, well-educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

DON'T GET CAUGHT IN THIS TRAP!

It is impossible to know if or when your safety will be at risk. Always be aware of your surroundings and make smart choices about where you put yourself. You can't alwasy avoid a bad situation, so it's important to be prepared if you are in one. Always carry some kind of personal safety product on you. There are hundreds of securtiy products that you can choose from that will suit your needs. Always be alert and be prepared!