One common myth about rape and sexual assault is that victims are usually attacked at night in dark, isolated parking lots or streets.

The reality is that nearly half of all rapes occur in a home. There is a ninety percent chance that the victim is acquainted with the attacker. With teenage girls in particular, date and acquaintance rape are significant problems.

This program stresses the use of intuition as a tool for avoiding violence. That intuition must be informed with helpful information if it going to be of any use. The dark alley myth and many others like it often give women and girls a false sense of security, that if they avoid streets and parking lots at night they will be safe. A key to any useful rape prevention program is the debunking of myths and stereotypes, replacing them with useful information that can inform intuition.