Stay alert and be observant of your surroundings. If it looks like you’re not paying attention to your surroundings, you become an easy target

Don’t panic, when you panic your brain freezes and you may miss an opportunity to save yourself

If you feel threatened try find a group of people or a shop that you can slip into. Once safe, call the cops or family and friends to come get you

Never head off into a dark alley, avoid dead ends

Don’t be afraid to turn around and look at your attacker, by doing so you take away his element of surprise

Don’t stay and stare, get away to safety as quickly as possible

Use your voice and loudly yell fire, most people will come out and look to see if there is a fire, thereby giving you someone who could possibly help you

Don’t stop screaming fire until you are safeIf you can, run away, if you’re not there, nobody can get to you

Wear clothing you can move freely in, if you need to run, wearing a tight skirt and heels is probably going to hamper your ability to run away