Survey: Many girls and women feel in large German cities unsafe

Intrusive sayings Jogging in the Park, persecutions on poorly lit roads or immoral touches in the subway: girls and women feel of a digital survey, in Berlin, H

Survey: Many girls and women feel in large German cities unsafe

Intrusive sayings Jogging in the Park, persecutions on poorly lit roads or immoral touches in the subway: girls and women feel of a digital survey, in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich are not always safe. According to a report by the children's Fund has presented the Plan on Wednesday in Hamburg.

"Our survey has made it clear that girls and young women being harassed in the German cities daily sexually, threatened and offended to be followed," said Plan's Director, Maike Röttger. This denied them their right to move safely and freely in their city – to get to work or school, to meet with Friends or go out.

in Total, have participated in 1000 girls and women aged from 16 to 71 years from January to March, 2020 in the survey. On an interactive card set called Pins to places that you have experienced as safe or unsafe.

Thus, it has already become of every five Participant has ever been victims of violence, persecution, or threat. The most frequently mentioned reasons for insecure feeling are encounters with groups of people who consume alcohol or drugs, in addition, poorly lit paths and Parks as well as secluded areas where emergency assistance would be missing.

Date Of Update: 12 August 2020, 10:19