I’ve always been too afraid of predators to let my cats out. The white cat we had growing up was shot with an arrow by the neighborhood bully, and we had to have a cast put on her right rear leg.
Most dogs were farm dogs, so we seldom saw any strays, anywhere.
We’ve never lost a cat to predators, fortunately. Had one hit by a car, when I was a child, but he recovered (with a cast ;-). I’d rather Shannon stayed in at night, though.