Is India safe for a woman traveler? The truth...
"A series of much-publicized rapes in India has many people wondering if India is safe for travellers. A female British tourist just jumped out of a hotel window in Agra to escape an assertive employee knocking on her door. Was she justified; was the threat real? Or is the increasing fear volume in India making people overly anxious? It is my opinion that media bias and sensationalizing is making India sound unsafer than it actually is; but having said that, I also strongly encourage using common sense and practicing “safe travel.” Media sensationalizing is having another negative effect, too: it is distracting from the real story, which is the worldwide problem of violence against women and the worldwide rape crisis. Please read on to find out real rape statistics around the world and why you need to practice safe travel wherever you go.....
...A woman is raped in South Africa every 17 seconds…India is not, in fact, the “rape capital” of the world. There are many countries with worse rape statistics. In fact, India was not on any of the lists I found via Google. The USA, New Zealand, Sweden are all in the top 10, though; and South Africa seems to be almost in a class by itself. Here are some lists and you are welcome to Google “worldwide rape statistics” and see for yourself. The map below is the UN Police Reported Rape: A map:...."
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http://breathedreamgo.com/2013/03/is-travel-in-india-safe/About author of the above post
: Mariellen Ward is a professional travel writer, blogger and editor based in Toronto and Delhi. Her award-winning travel blog Breathedreamgo.com is inspired by her extensive travels in India and South Asia. She writes for many print and online sites, self-published a book of travel stories, Song of India, and co-founded the Toronto Travel Massive, a successful monthly meet-up group for travel bloggers and industry