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Should a woman legitimately fear to be assaulted or raped on popular backpacking trails in the US when hiking by herself? How common are attacks of that nature? How does it compare to residential a...
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System
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2020-04-17T22:00:43Z (over 4 years ago)
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SierraCalifornicus
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2020-04-17T22:00:43Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>Should a woman legitimately fear to be assaulted or raped on popular backpacking trails in the US when hiking by herself? How common are attacks of that nature? How does it compare to residential areas, where we don't tell women to never be out by themselves?</p> <p>I would like to keep answers focused on criminal behavior by others, and not the risk of having an accident.</p>