Playing Smart with Personal Safety

Keeping you and your family safe is very important. Police, fire rescue, and EMS workers cant be there every day just waiting, so some preparation on your part can help possibly save a life. Below are some tips I have compiled to help you stay safe no matter where you are.

Being safe on the streets:

Hold your purse slung across your body and hold it close to you so it will not be snatched.
If for some reason you cant do that and it does get snatched, let go immediately, let them have it as long as you don’t get hurt. Nothing in the purse is as important as your life.
If someone tries to attack you, yell out NO!! And yell and order like Help or Call 911! Keep screaming until someone comes or the person runs. Do whatever you can not to be taken anywhere with them.
Follow your intuition, if some one or some place makes you nervous, remove yourself from the situation.
If you are being followed go to the nearest store or brightly lit populated place. Do NOT go home or let your follower know where you live.
Never label your keys with your name or address.
Don’t talk loudly about social plans of vacation agendas, lest someone be listening and know when you will be gone.
Of course you always want to be alert and aware of your surroundings. Pay attention.
Carry a personal safety alarm, they are inexpensive and can deter any criminal.
Consider getting mace or pepper spray to defend yourself.

Being safe at Home

Keep lights on at all exterior doorways.
Install an alarm system to better secure your home
Install motion sensor lights around the perimeter of your home.
Keep all doors and windows locked at all times, even when you are home.
Approach your home with your keys out so you can get in quickly
Keys can be used as a weapon if needed to hit or stab with
Be aware and make sure no one follows you into the garage behind your car.
Close the garage doors immediately after pulling inside
Keep the garage door and the door from the garage to your home locked at all times, just like any other door
Never open the door for a stranger, call through the door for ID before letting anyone in. If suspicious call 911 even if it is a police officer, if your intuition is telling you to be scared. 911 will be able to verify if it really is a cop or not.
Ask for ID from all repair workers coming, call the company to verify.
Never let a stranger in to make a call, make the call for them.
Don’t hide your keys under the doormat, criminals know all those places.

Being safe in the Car

Be aware of those around you in a parking lot
Approach your car door with keys out and ready
Check the backseat and under the car before getting inside.
Try not to park next to vans if you can help it, you can easily be dragged into it and kidnapped
Start and lock your car as soon as you get inside
Keep windows rolled up and doors locked
If you are stopped at a stop light and feel a danger of someone coming to the car, run the light, it is better to get a ticket than to be the victim of a crime.
Always choose well lit areas to park in.
If someone tries to pull you over do not do so until you are at a well light populated place, even if the person pulling you over is a cop, if you feel nervous slowly drive to a well lit area and explain after
Do not pick up hitch hikers

Being safe around Dogs

Your first instinct will be to run away. Don’t. The dog’s chase instinct will kick in, and you know how dogs love to chase things.
Try to remain calm and still
Try not to look directly in the eyes as that can seem like aggression to a dog
In a calm yet firm voice say “No! Go Away!!”
If the dog lunges at you try to block yourself with your purse, coat, anything in order to distract the dog and let you break free.
Back away slowly

Being safe wherever you are should always be on your mind, trust you gut and follow the simple rules above and with luck, you will never have to use them.

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