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Some of the vulnerable situations 
you may find yourself in

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when we're talking about sexual assault and rape

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are things like, if you’re out with your 
friends, out clubbing or going to bars, parties,

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while you’re out but also on your way home.

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Of course, have a good time, 
but try to do that safely.

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Firstly, prepare for your personal safety,

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think about what you need for a 
night out if that’s what you’re doing.

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How much money? Have you got your mobile phone? 
Is it charged? Has it got credit?

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People should be able to wear whatever they like,

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but unfortunately sometimes what 
you’re wearing does make a bit of a difference.

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Think about, have you got a pair of flat shoes

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that you might want to walk home in? 
Whether it's the cinema, bar...

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call someone and let them know 
you’ve arrived safely,

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do the same thing when you leave, whether 
its texting a family member or another friend

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to say "I'm leaving now" so that 
someone knows you’re on your way

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and they can monitor whether you get home safely.

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It's really tempting to pick up 
a mobile phone on the way home

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and chat to somebody 
because it makes you feel safer.

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What we know though, through talking 
to offenders and through research,

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is that it actually makes you a lot less safe

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because you look totally unaware of your 
surroundings, and you're showing off a valuable,

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you've got your mobile phone in your hand.

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The same goes for MP3 players or iPods.

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Think about looking confident because we 
know from research and talking to offenders

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that if you look confident that 
makes a really big difference

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to whether you are a potential victim or not.

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Crossing over the road, away from 
someone that’s making you feel uncomfortable,

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might be turning round and going back 
in the direction you came from.

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Don’t get into an unlicensed mini-cab.

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If you've booked a cab, when it arrives, 
check it's yours,

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so when you book the car, ask for some details, 
whether it's the driver's name or the car details.

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It would be a really helpful idea to text 
the registration number of the car

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so that, were something to happen, 
you'd have a record of which car you were in.

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When somebody is drinking 
it changes all kinds of things.

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It changes their body language, it changes 
whether we're susceptible to suggestion.

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Somebody might suggest something to us which, 
had we not been drinking,

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 we'd have said no to immediately.

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If you're drinking as a guy, you're just as 
vulnerable as if you were a girl.

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You're not going to be able to look out 
for yourself as much if you've been drinking.

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You're not going to be able to look out for 
your mates as much if you've been drinking.

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You might well do something stupid 
that you wouldn’t have done.

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With regards to self defence and martial arts,

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they can increase your confidence 
sometimes, however,

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I'm really sceptical about how useful 
they are in reality when that stuff happens.

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When you panic it becomes really difficult 
to put into practice

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any of those self defence techniques 
that you might think you know really well.

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Think about carrying a personal safety alarm.

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What it does is, it gives out a really loud sound, 
the kind of sound that would make you sick.

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You need to be carrying it in your hand

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and put it as close to their head as you can

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and as far away from your own as you can,

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and you set it off, 
to give you a couple of seconds

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where they're disorientated and you can get away.

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There is a lot of confusing information out there

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about what you should do to prevent 
an attack and also in event of an attack.

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Our belief at the Suzy Lamplugh Trust is that 
the simple stuff is generally what works best.

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If you have a feeling something is wrong, 
listen to that feeling.

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We have a really good inbuilt way of 
knowing when there's going to be a problem.

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So, really concentrate on the stuff 
that's basic and makes common good sense.