Many referred to the lack of street lighting after dark contributing to their fears, including one Letchworth woman, who said: Streetlights go off at night, very dangerous walking alone as woman, very scary. However my partner (a man) says he wouldn t be fearful.
A Baldock woman also said: Women and girls need safe spaces and safe streets - educate boys and men, take reports seriously, prosecute - a dismal one per cent of reported rapes get to trial - ask women and girls what would make them use spaces more when town planning.
In our Herts, Cambs and Central Beds readers survey, 44.9 per cent of respondents said they generally felt safe in the area they live in some of the time , while 39.9 per cent said most of the time .
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