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Whatever statistics are concerning violence to women (though when it comes to hitchhiking, they're low -- the German Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Police) estimates the chance of a failed attempt at attempted rape at 1-2 out of 10.,000 and the chance of a "successful" rape at 1 out of 10.,000 lifts), there (?reference). There are some things you can do in order to avoid/go out from difficult situations