Feeling Unsafe in a Parking Lot? These Tips Will Help Keep You Safe

Do you feel unsafe in a parking lot or parking garage? If so you are not alone. And smart for feeling that way.

According to FBI data, parking lots and parking garages have the 3rd highest level of violent assaults and homicides of any location. Everyday in this country there are approximately 1400 violent assaults that occur in these locations.

In this post I take you through the safety challenges of parking lost and parking garages, and give you specific tips to help you navigate through them safely.

And it's not just parking lots in downtown areas, parking lots are dangerous for workplaces too. Nurses have the highest level of parking lot attacks of any profession. 

So parking lot safety is a huge concern. But one which you can address by implementing a few situational awareness practices.

Situational awareness is the most important component of personal safety. Download my FREE situational awareness guide to help you feel safer while doing what you'd like to do.

And if you're interested in learning more about personal safety and how you can learn to avoid threats to your safety, de-escalate situations before they spiral into violence, eliminate an attacker's initial advantage, and to quickly and safely stop a violent attack, watch my free on-demand workshop.