Rate Your Risk

[Bill Mattocks]

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Beaten: My score is 16.
Murder: My score is -12.
Burglary: 21.

Guess I'm pretty low-risk. Well, I'm boring, too. I don't go anywhere or do anything, mostly.

 

[Steve]

Beaten: Your total is -18.
Murder: Your total is -7.
Burglary: Your total is 18.

 

[TKDHomeSchooler]

Beaten -23
Murder -3
Burglary -23

I guess I'm pretty safe.

 

[Steve]

Couple of funny thoughts came to mind as I did these. First, at what point does safe become paranoid?

the other was with regards to the question about being at least a first degree black belt in a martial art. I wonder whether that raised or lowered the score.

 

[Jenny_in_Chico]

Beaten: 37
Murdered: -2
Burglarized: 17

This was a really good set of tests, Bill. Got me thinking about a lot of simple safety precautions.

 

[Jenny_in_Chico]

Beaten -23
Murder -3
Burglary -23

I guess I'm pretty safe.

Hah, I'm coming to live with you and your family!

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Couple of funny thoughts came to mind as I did these. First, at what point does safe become paranoid?

Of course I am paranoid. The only question is whether I am paranoid enough.

My home has two big noisy dogs, a central alarm system, and a well-armed and trained person at home most of the time. I'm still considering devising a way to attach a firearm to a roomba. Just kidding on that last part.

But I do remove the overhead lightbulbs from cars I own. When I open a car door at night, I know where everything is. No one else needs to, and I don't like being a silhouette. Paranoid? Well, at least my paranoia does me no harm.

 

[MA-Caver]

Beaten:

Your total is 31.
(Negative score) A minus score indicates that the criminal would be in danger FROM YOU. The greater the negative score...the greater the danger.
(0 to 50) This score shows a low risk of assault. You are either highly cautious or a poor target. You should not be foolishly overconfident however. Keep up the precautions and take the test again next month and don't fudge on your points. Don't open your door to strangers. It puts you at risk. It has simply gotten too dangerous to use an ATM (automatic teller machine) after dark. Recommend ATM machines to be placed in police substations.

Some thoughts on this... I'm probably more highly cautious than anything else... definitely a poor target but I have on occasions carried more than $100 cash on my person and a few times have had more than $500.00 cash on me... but I'm a stupid target because anyone attempting to rob me is in for a world of hurt.
I've been attempted robbed at gunpoint (that failed because I fought back taking them by surprise and running like hell), and robbed enmassed (losing only my watch, instead of my watch, wallet, and life) because I fought back against all 8 (group of older teenagers looking for mean-fun).
Only problem with the test I had was when it asked that if I open doors without seeing first who is outside... being deaf and there are no windows looking outside to help identify the visitor. I live with my parents and they're deaf and they habitually open the door to see who it is... it's also a necessary means for them to communicate (lip-reading, writing, etc.).
But they've lived in this house for over 30 years without incident.
Not to mention that there is a fire dept. and ambulance less than 2 blocks away and every police call has been within 2-5 minutes. The area where I live isn't high crime but heavily patrolled because of the number of stores and businesses and manufacturing surrounding the residential.

Murder:

Your total is 10.
(Less than 20)The Metropolitan Police Department is hiring. Look at our main page for hiring details if you think you qualify as a police officer

• You face more criminal (per capita) in the big city. That adds to some of your risk, but hey...

(Less than 70) You are probably a middle class person who faces a normal (low) risk of murder in today's society.

• You face more criminal (per capita) in the big city. That adds to some of your risk, but hey...

Burglary: I try not to piss anyone off anymore, I don't do or deal in drugs anymore and live several states away from where I used to do/dealt drugs so I'm not going to worry. I never tried to cheat/piss anyone off during my drug days anyway.
I don't frequent bars or nightclubs anymore, I just do my job go home and relax and flirt with my gf quietly without bothering anyone.
No worries on that either.

Burglary:

Your total is -21.
(Less than 50) This score shows a low risk of burglary. The lower your score, the lower your chances of being burglarized. It seems you take many sensible precautions. Many who score 25 or less are apartment dwellers.Steel doors helped you a lot on this test. Make sure you keep them locked.Add a perimeter alarm on your house and reap the security benefits and lower insurance costs.

Here, I constantly worry about burglary because I am low income and parents are fixed income but have a few nice things that'd be worth the while of someone doing a bit of B&E here. What is worse is that they're elderly and deaf to boot... a person could smash a window and they wouldn't know about it until the bgs are in the house. When I sleep I am deaf because I have to take my hearing aids out or it's just going to be far too uncomfortable... when I NAP however I leave them in.
Parents are fixed income and I am low income ... meaning we cannot afford high or even low tech anti burglar devices. All windows are locked and never left open, but again, a crowbar to the glass would go unheard... especially at night or when I'm not at home during the day working.
It's a worry but the neighborhood I'm in is relatively safe and our house isn't an attractive target becuase it's open yard and high visability from the road and neighbors.

Still it nags on me. Making me hard to sleep at night. Sigh.

Couple of funny thoughts came to mind as I did these. First, at what point does safe become paranoid?

My thoughts exactly (see above)

the other was with regards to the question about being at least a first degree black belt in a martial art. I wonder whether that raised or lowered the score.

Probably lowered it because (to me) it seems that the author of the test(s) knows that a high ranking MA-ist has an awareness and response level that's higher than the average non-MA-ist and thus a harder target for a street robbery or even murder.

 

[Flea]

Burglary - 37
Beaten - 36
Murder - -3

Not great, but not so shabby either. I take the commonsense measures, and living in the area I do has jacked my awareness way up. A lot of my success seems to come from my monastic social life; I don't drink, I very seldom party, and usually hang out at home. I can't afford an alarm system, but once a burglar forced his way in he'd look around at my crappy stuff, have a good laugh, and leave. No one has ever broken in, but I've watched a couple halfassed attempts through my window while I was home. Of course the dog goes apoplectic when that happens.

I was a little surprised to see that dog ownership didn't figure in more though. Not that most dogs would actually defend human or home in a pinch, but they do have the intimidation factor of being dogs. I know my guy has gotten me out of a couple potential fixes.

 

[MBuzzy]

Beaten: -6
Murder: -30
Burglary: 20

I think I need an alarm.

 

[Rich Parsons]

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Beaten: My score is 32
Murder: My score is -19.
Burglary: 09.


I know I travel for work and this is what opens me up for being beaten or attacked.
It might be lower if they had more detailed options such as my Carry on is a back pack to put over my shoulder so the one checked luggage is in one hand with the other one free and available to react or obtain a weapon (improvised).

 

[Aikikitty]

Beaten: 8
Murder: -26
Burglary: 29

 

[celtic_crippler]

Wouldn't posting these results actually increase your risk if someone were actually researching doing any of these things to you?

Living is risk.

If you become paranoid and obsessed with taking measures to prevent harm then you will negatively impact the quality of your life.

On the other hand, if you dismiss the need to address these risks you can put yourself in unnecessary danger.

Take steps to protect yourself and property, but don't go overboard with it.

A little common sense goes an extremely long way.

Take care and stay safe.

 

[Rich Parsons]

Wouldn't posting these results actually increase your risk if someone were actually researching doing any of these things to you?

Living is risk.

If you become paranoid and obsessed with taking measures to prevent harm then you will negatively impact the quality of your life.

On the other hand, if you dismiss the need to address these risks you can put yourself in unnecessary danger.

Take steps to protect yourself and property, but don't go overboard with it.

A little common sense goes an extremely long way.

Take care and stay safe.

Posting your risk could become a risk.

Posting online is a risk as people could track timing and absences.

As you stated living is a risk.

 

[Jenny_in_Chico]

Wouldn't posting these results actually increase your risk if someone were actually researching doing any of these things to you?

Living is risk.

If you become paranoid and obsessed with taking measures to prevent harm then you will negatively impact the quality of your life.

On the other hand, if you dismiss the need to address these risks you can put yourself in unnecessary danger.

Take steps to protect yourself and property, but don't go overboard with it.

A little common sense goes an extremely long way.

Take care and stay safe.

Great. Now Crip is gonna come to my house and steal my espresso maker.

 

[K-man]

Beaten: 1
Murder: -12
Burglary: 15

Then again, this survey describes US conditions. Our crime rates are low in comparison and if I had to use the security precautions implied in the survey I think I would shift elsewhere.
We can all take sensible precautions and still enjoy enjoy our lives and our freedom.
Life is for living, not locking youself into a box. :asian:

 

[David43515]

Beaten -4
Murdered -8
Burglarized 20 (Doggone sliding glass door on the balcony.)

 

[Marginal]

Beaten: 27
Murder: 0 (Ha ha you Study folks!)
Burglary: -1 (I think they're after my 3DO)

 

[Korppi76]

Hmm many of the questions did't quite work for me It might be because they are for USA.
But anyway:
Beaten 35
Murder 16
Burglary 2.

 

[Stac3y]

Beaten: 17
Murdered: 1
Burglary: -1 (I think because of the steel doors)