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by profunctor 1017 days ago
So you have any data to back this up? A gas station parking lot is a safe as a McDonalds. They are often covered with CCTV too.
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https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-...

Gas and Service Stations have their own category as they are a significant target for crime. Unlocked vehicles, stores open at night, cash on site, etc.

Here is an advisory by the Florida Sherriff's on how to deal with gas stations: https://www.flsheriffs.org/uploads/docs/How_to_Prevent_Gas_S...

CCTV prevents no crime, it exists for insurance purposes.

But hey, TALK TO WOMEN, you will learn a lot. Safety/Risk is a totally different perception and issue across gender lines. Just like why humanity agreed on separating bathrooms in the first place.

Anecdotally speaking (in a very safe part of California), my wife got robbed at a gas station. Since she was driving a large vehicle with tinted windows, the thief simply pulled up to the passenger side while she was gassing up, opened the car door (door guaranteed unlocked for gassing up), waved to my 4yo daughter in the back row, and grabbed my wife's purse, then hopped back in her car and sped away. The CCTV at the gas station was useless.