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...