Women are three times more likely than men to report violence by their partner, as rates of sexual harassment fall - ABC NewsWe are led to believe that women are at very high risk of being attacked on our streets by lurking creeps. And when night falls, it is a sign of chivalry for “a good bloke” to escort “the fairer sex” to safety.

While women are much more frightened of street crime, men are at much higher risk – this is known as the ‘fear of crime gender paradox’. Men in Australia (and most places in the world) are at much higher risk of being stabbed, shot, and beaten-up by strangers. In fact, the most recent statistics from the Australian Institute of Criminology indicate that men are 11.5 times more likely than women to be killed by a stranger. Women are, however, at much higher risk than men of random sexual harassment and sexual assault in public.

Myth Busting: The true picture of gendered violence | SBS The FeedMurders in Australia are more than 70% men and 30% women.


Men more likely to be murdered in Australia, but women more likely to experience domestic violence, sexual assault | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

Women are three times more likely than men to report violence by their partner, as rates of sexual harassment fall

Women are three times more likely than men to report violence by their partner, as rates of sexual harassment fall - ABC News