Disgusting, did they catch this scum and lock them away?

Agree with this, it's as likely to happen in leafy burbs as it is anywhere else stumbling around drunk in any area doesn't always end well

This statement is false..

Not in my opinion :hee:

I guess you think domestic violence only occurs in certain areas as well :rolleyes:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...omen-s2p8bkmm9



In leafy Greenwich

Tbf Cherie what you said is statistically false... You can't just say that in your opinion a statistical fact isn't what it is :think:.

It's not that being attacked by a stranger doesn't ever happen in "leafy burbs" but it is far less likely than in a run down urban area.

Domestic violence is a totally separate thing, it's committed by family members and partners, and there only one risk factor: the temperament of the individual. So obviously that can happen anywhere.

Do you have statistics to back this up, please post them otherwise this is just you airing your opinion, 3 2 1 go..

I need to post stats to prove that the likelihood of being attacked is higher in areas with higher population density?

... Would you also like stats proving that it's more dangerous to run across a motorway than a cul-de-sac?

I thought the implication was that you are more likely to be attacked in rundown areas than 'nicer' ones. If its all about how many people are in the area, then of course its more likely as there will be more pervs in that area.

Seems the pervs are more and more willing to come out into the open recently than hanging around on a night hoping to get lucky with some poor unsuspecting person walking past. Seems to be more stories about people being attacked in broad daylight in busy parks and stuff. Which is ****ing terrifying tbh. Not that anyone should 'expect it' but you REALLY do not expect to be raped in the middle of a park in the middle of the day

Yes this was what I read from the posts as well Vicky, I didn't think I would need to spell out on a similar population size you would be just as likely to be attacked in a "nicer area", of course in a more densely populated area you will get more attacks but if you break it down by population size the figure wouldn't differ that much.

This is really playing on my mind. Poor girl.

I would've thought the density thing is obvious. The reason why major cities with enormous population densities like London will have far higher volumes of all types of people including criminals than a small town. But then because places like that are so large and varied it's attractive for criminals, especially the likes of drug dealers. So even then the percentage overall may be higher than in smaller areas.

Thats true but because it's about density and not just numbers, more people (and therefore more criminals) in a smaller area increases the likelihood that at any one time in that area, you are at higher risk. Though as Marsh says, it's also possible that there will be a higher proportion attracted to those areas simply because there are more people to prey on, and because it's much easier to disappear after committing a crime in a more populated area. E.g. In a quiet out of the way village, if someone gives a physical description of someone to the police then they can narrow that down quite quickly if it's someone from the area, and if it's someone from outwith the area people are more likely to have noticed them. In highly populated areas if you give a physical description, most likely it could apply to hundreds if not thousands of people, and finding the one you're looking for becomes less likely. The anonymity aspect, feeling less likely to get caught, can be a big part of whether someone who is predisposed to assaulting someone actually goes through with it.

And the really awful part of that is... In the majority of these random attacks, if it's a one off opportunistic attack, the attacker is never caught or identified. Also quite likely that they've done it before.