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[-] ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

is this happening just because women are more worried about getting attacked.

Uh... It's complicated, but

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_fear_of_crime

Long story short, the less likely the crime, the more women are afraid of it happening to them.

(And yes, this sentence is very slightly cherry picking data to provoke people to read the wikipedia page).

this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2026
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