Safety Tips
The following is not intended to be a set of
strict guidelines for stalking victims, but
rather some information to assist them.
There is no guarantee that if you follow all,
or some, of these strategies you will be safe;
however, implementing these strategies may
reduce your odds of physical harm from
your stalker. Any persons who suspect that
they are currently being stalked should
report all contacts and incidents to their
local law enforcement authorities and
immediately ask for a stalking citation.
Maintain knowledge of, and quick
access to, critical telephone numbers
you may need to dial in an emergency.
Carry a phone with you at all times.
Keep an accessible reserve of necessities
including: money, birth certificates,
social security information, extra keys
to car and home, keeping as full a tank
of gas as possible, etc. .
Install solid core doors with dead bolts.
Purchase a camera, binoculars, and
flashlights.
Maintain an unlisted telephone
number and do not use cordless
phones.
Vary travel routes, stores and
restaurants, etc., which are regularly
used.
Inform a trusted neighbor and/or
friends about the situation. Provide
them with a description of the suspect
and any possible vehicles he/she may
drive.
Have co-workers screen all calls and
visitors.
When out of the house or work
environment, try not to travel alone
and stay in public areas as much as
possible.
Install outdoor motion lights and/or
security alarms.
Things You Can Do If You’re Being Stalked
Keep detailed records
~Incident Log
Save all written correspondence
~Voicemail messages
~Emails and instant messages
~Letters and cards
Save Caller I.D. information to your phone
Take pictures or video footage that shows what the
perpetrator was doing
Save gifts that the perpetrator gives you
Contact your local law enforcement agency
Contact a lawyer or legal service agency
Do not give out any personal information over the
internet
Resources: For more information on stalking please visit
the following websites…
Aware www.aware.org
Are You Being Stalked?
National Center for Victims of Crime www.ncvc.org/src
Toll free: 1-800-394-2255
www.saving-grace.org
Cyber Angels www.cyberangels.org
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse www.privacyrights.org
*Please speak with your Saving Grace advocate to
receive additional stalking awareness materials,
including incident logs, legal information on how
to get a stalking order, cyber-stalking, etc..
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Are You Being Stalked?
Stalking is a series of actions that make you feel
afraid or in danger. Stalking is serious, often
violent, and can escalate over time.
Stalking is a crime.
A stalker can be someone you know well or not
at all. Most victims of stalking have dated or been
involved with the person stalking them. About 75
percent of stalking cases are men stalking women,
but men do stalk men, women do stalk women,
and women do stalk men.
Some things stalkers do:
Leave harassing, threatening or obscene
messages on your home or work
answering machine
Makes repeated calls to your home or
work, even after you’ve asked them to
stop
Insists on giving you unwanted gifts,
letters, notes or emails
Watches you or follows you from a
distance
Drives or shows up at your home, work
or other places you go
Harasses or questions family, friends or
co-workers about where you’ve been or
who you’re with
Repeatedly photographs or videotapes
you
Repeatedly confronts you or others close
to you with verbal or physical threats
Statistics
Myths and Realities
Only celebrities are stalked.
1.4 million people are stalked every year
in the United States. We may hear more about
celebrity stalking cases in the media, but the vast
majority of stalking victims are ordinary citizens.
Stalking is creepy but not dangerous.
Stalking is creepy and dangerous.
Three out of four women who were
murdered by an intimate partner had been
previously stalked by the killer.
Approximately 78% of stalking
victims are women.
Weapons are used to harm or
threaten victims in 1 out of 5 cases
68% of actual or attempted female
murder victims were stalked first.
Stalking is annoying but not illegal.
Stalking is a crime under the laws of all
50 states, the District of Columbia, and the
federal government.
59% of female and 30% of male
stalking victims were stalked by a
former or current intimate partner.
You can’t be stalked by someone you are still
dating.
If your current girlfriend or boyfriend
tracks your every move or follows you around in
a way that causes you fear, that is stalking.
81% of women who are stalked are
also physically assaulted and 31% are
sexually assaulted.
Modern surveillance technology is too
expensive and confusing for most stalkers
to use.
If stalking involves intimate partners,
the average duration is 2.2 years.
Stalkers can buy surveillance software
and hardware for as little as $30 and can easily
track victims’ every move on a computer.
77% of women and 64% of male
victims know their stalker.
If you confront the stalker, he’ll go away.
Stalkers can be unreasonable and
unpredictable. Confronting or trying to reason
with a stalker can be dangerous.
If you ignore the stalker, he’ll go away.
Taken from the National Center for Victims of
Crime Fact Sheet (1998 and 2006)
Stalkers are obsessive and persistent in
nature. Action or no action, on the behalf of the
victim, could cause the stalker to escalate and
carry out threats to kill.
1.4 million people are stalked
Contact lawenforcement
every year in the United States
immediately if you feel
you may be the victim
of a stalker.