Mobile apps might make you feel better about travelling alone, but they won't necessarily make you safer
- Written by Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor and ARC DECRA Fellow, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
Generally speaking the risks of sexual assault or homicide from an unknown male perpetrator in a public place are low.
As I was writing this article, I was fortunate enough to be at a conference in Florence, Italy. Like a growing number of women who travel overseas, whether for work or leisure, many of the trips I’ve done in recent years have...