Men and women afraid to walk alone at night
[28th January 2008]
A study has revealed that 56% of British women and 36% of men are afraid to walk alone at night in their neighbourhoods.
ITV1's Tonight porgramme commissioned the study, which had 3,667 respondents across Britain.
30% of women and 34% of men said that either themselves or someone close to them had been a victim of street crime, while 34% of women and 40% of men said that themselves or someone close to them had been a victim of anti-social behaviour.
75% of respondents felt there weren't enough police patrolling in their area.
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