Who would you estimate is at greater risk for assault from strangers?
- Men37.9%
- Women62.1%
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Except for sexual assault men are in fact statistically more likely to get assaulted.
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bjs.gov/content/pub/pd 2010 rate of violence against men by strangers was 9.5 victimizations per 1,000 compared to 4.7 per 1,000 for women
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And what proportion of those were mutually aggressive confrontations?
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I suspect men are also more likely to assume 'protector' role; if a group is being threatened, men are the ones who defend.
Indeed -- insofar as the crimes are crimes of opportunity, the question arises, do men more frequently enter into dangerous situations?