10/12/2025
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Researchers interviewed violent criminals in prison and asked them the type of women they’d be most likely to victimize. The study found that the criminals all agreed that how the woman walked was a deciding factor.
“The selected women all had a similar ‘awkwardness’ to the way that they walked and carried themselves," a forensics student named Alexandria recently shared. "The first part of the woman had a gait that was a little bit too small for their body, which resulted in smaller steps, slower speed and their arms more typically to their sides, or crossed, as well as their heads being down and not really taking in their general surroundings, which indicated three different things to these potential attackers.”
The woman’s body language signaled to attackers that she was fearful and anxious, and because her head was down, she'd be easier to surprise.
Alex then described the second type of woman the criminals said they’d target. “The other part of the women that were selected had a gait that seemed a bit too big for their body and their arms tended to flail to the sides and seemed just overly awkward." The woman with the bigger gait signaled to potential attackers that she may be clumsy and won’t put up a good fight. “Because their arms were out and flailing to the side, it left the lower body open to, again, come around and grab them."
See more of her analysis below, including a helpful discussion about the types of women attackers wouldn’t pursue.
