Joggers need to be armed - chiefly because of dogs. Have jogged (mostly along wooded paths, etc.) for more than 40 years - have never been attacked by a person (they'd have to be crazy!). Have frequently (four or five times) been attacked by dogs.
Regards,
“Probability, while jogging, of being attacked by a dog is far greater than that of being attacked / assaulted / kidnapped by a human.”
I carried a Ruger LCP when I used to jog. There was a pit bull looking dog always chained in a front yard on my route. One day he was off the chain and charged at me. I drew down on him and made an imaginary line that if he crossed I’d shoot him. As God as my witness, that dog recognized my gun when I pointed it at him and made a dead stop. The owner came out and got the dog and never said one word to me.