By the end of this month the clocks in Britain will be put forward by one hour, thus indicating the imminent arrival of summer and therefore prompting many of us to think about their annual get-away. Warm weather and holidays are an important way for most people to relax, enabling the stress of the years work to simply wash away and be forgotten (well, for one or two weeks anyway).
However, there is a downside to booking our annual get-a-way, many men and women will be saying the same thing “I can’t go on holiday looking like this, I’ll need to lose a few pounds” and so, trips to the gym or down to the local park become regular occurences.
Parks are great for walks, running and general training. However, danger may could be lurking behind any tree, bush or dark area. Muggers, thieves, robbers, call them what you like but they know that at this time of the year people try to lose weight and, as many will be walking with i-pods, disc players or mobile phones they see these people as easy pickings.
Women that exercise on their own are especially at risk! That’s why no woman should leave their home without a Chaperone® ‘Baysik’ Personal Rape Alarm, this small but powerful rape alarm will deter anyone that tries to attack you, by sounding off a powerful 130+dB alarm giving you precious time to react and get away.
In today’s society, all too often we will come into contact with some type of crime, whether it is in the local high street or in the local shop. Personal protection is about having a plan and knowing what to do if you are unlucky to be followed, feel threatened or even attacked.
As home and business owners we try our best to protect our property and possessions by installing the latest security hardware, surveillance cameras and motion sensors which can be placed in our homes, gardens and businesses to give us that safer feeling. But what about our own personal protection what can be done to protect ourselves?
In the New Year many people will be trying to lose weight as part of their New Year resolutions this may include a visit to the gym. Unfortunately, as we all know, this can work out very expensive, so for most this simply means doing more walking to the local park or to the local shops. As we get ready to go out for our ‘after dinner walk’ we make sure we are all prepared for our exercise, warm clothes, waterproofs, comfy shoes and personal alarm. As we get ready to venture out in the dark a personal alarm should be just as important as wearing a good pair of shoes.
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As this is December for most of us our attention will be turning to factory/office/student Christmas party, spending hours looking for that perfect little black number to wear or the designer suit in an attempt to try and impress your work colleagues.
By the time the Christmas party has arrived there is a happy festive mood. Drink is flowing freely. It’s all in good spirit, but with the dangers of binge drinking how soon does it take for that innocent festive night-out to turn into a nightmare.
All too often we hear of incidents of rape and sexual assault across the country over Christmas. It’s not just females who are in danger but males as well. According to recent statistics, 9 out of 10 people who have suffered rape were drunk or had taken drugs (source) and an incredible 84% of those attacked knew their attacker!
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With the winter nights drawing in, the period of late night shopping begins and here at CPP we want to turn your attention to keeping yourselves and your money safe! Many shoppers seem to become complacent when in a hurry and let’s be honest when it’s dark and the weather is foul all we want is to get home where we feel safe and warm.
Christmas shopping is not only when we buy gifts for our loved ones it’s when thieves work their best under the cover of darkness and take advantage of peoples disregard for their own safety. We leave our bags and purses open to pay for goods, unawares and with little knowledge of who is watching us. There are simple precautions that you can do to protect yourself and your possessions when out late night shopping:
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On a scale of 1 to 10 just how safe is all our personal information? Think about it, we have been advised by television ads, read reports, watched documentries, radio ads, newspaper headlines, telling us to be more careful about how we destroy our personal details. So, we spend hours of our time carefully tearing, shredding, burning all our old bank and building society statements and any other vital documents that hold even the slightest hint of a personal detail and then what happens… the wife puts it all up on a social networking site for everyone to have a good look.
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Age Concern, the UK charity for the elderly, is prompting those of us with elderly Mothers to swap our Mothers Day gift of choclates/flowers for life saving personal alarms. The charity is concerned that the older generation are prime targets for thieves, muggers and robbers so personal alarms may be vital to help fight off / prevent attacks from happening. But the charity is also aware that personal alarms are a great way an elderly person to bring help if they have an accident or fall.
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New figures published today on knife crime seems to make a mockery of the new Government crackdown initiative campaign on knife crime in urban areas. The report makes for grim reading as it highlights that there are 5 deaths each week relating to knife crime in England and Wales. North of the Border doesn’t fare any better with Scotland having 1 person knifed to death every week in 2008. The report also hightlights that there have been 19 more deaths this year, even with the new Government knife crime iniative in place than in 2007.
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There has been a lot of talk about Personal Alarms in the press recently and it’s no surprise really when you consider we are entering the festive holiday period and hundreds of thousands more people than usual will be out in the Town / City bars and clubs celebrating. Personal safety is paramount and carrying an unobtrusive personal safety alarm on your belongings is a positive step.
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New figures released from the Government shows that the number of teenagers caught carrying knives has fallen. The campaign was set-up back in July, at a cost of 2 million pounds to the taxpayer, and has seen over 100,000 youths searched since its launch. During the campaign, 2,200 knives were taken off the streets and the number of youngsters caught carrying has went from 1 in 30 to 1 in 65.
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Violent crime is on the rise in many once-safe communities, and more and more people are finding it necessary to include an extra measure of security to protect themselves and their loved ones from assault. Passing through familiar or unfamiliar neighborhoods, being alone at the office or even just walking across the car park at night to get to your car can pose a serious risk to your safety.
Terry Rattee of Crime Prevention Products said “Going away on holiday is a vital time to begin considering a personal alarm which has the ability to attach to your bag or purse because sadly, bag and purse snatches are on the increase when abroad.”
The Genny’ All-Purpose Personal Alarm (seen right) has such an attachment which allows the user to connect one end of the alarm to their purse or bag and the other (with the pin connector) to a belt loop for example.
As soon as someone grabs the bag or purse, this triggers the 130+ decibel alarm and because it is still attached to the stolen item, it is screaming as they run. It would be a very brave thief that does not drop the item quickly.
There are many different types and sizes of personal alarms to suit every need and lifestyle. They travel easily in pocket or purse, and some personal alarms have other handy self-defence and safety aids built into them, such as a torch or flashing strobe light. These personal alarms are perfect for a woman alone, joggers and cyclists or night-shift employees who might have to enter a dark building or parking lot.
For more information or advice about other Personal Alarms and other helpful self-defence items, visit CPP at www.c-p-p.co.uk or telephone 01494 792592
