50 Places Women Should Never Travel Alone
| November 9, 2016
Central Park, NYC
Central Park is an iconic piece of American culture and history. Designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, this public plot offers 750 acres of beautiful gardens, including paths for running and biking. Sadly, what makes Central Park unsafe for solo female travelers are the astonishingly high levels of violent crimes, including rape, robbery, and assault.
In total, there are an estimated 842 crimes that occur annually in Central Park. As if we didn’t need Law & Order: SVU to tell us how dangerous New York City can be for a woman walking alone.
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