Most people are not violent criminals thank goodness. Obviously your chance of encountering those who are is higher in certain situations (car broken down in an inner city) or lower in certain situations (hiking the Appalachian trail). Nobody can ever be perfectly safe but you can do things that make you much safer such as avoiding dangerous people/situations and always carrying a gun. I do both.
Even in a relatively safe environment like hiking in the woods or mountains, I would never dream of not carrying a gun. A well armed society is a polite society. The more of us that get guns and train in their use, the more the thugs need worry that their intended victim will pull a gun out and blow them to kingdom come if they try anything....and that therefore they need to behave themselves. The police cannot be everywhere - but armed citizens can.
“The police cannot be everywhere”.
The job of the police is to protect criminals from the populace.
Know it, live it.
FMCDH(BITS)