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Here's the original study. http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs_report2010-a.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs_report2010-a... In

Here's the original study. http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs_report2010-a.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs_report2010-a... In that study 1 in 21 men reported being forced to penetrate someone, 4.8%. A further 1.4% of men reported being raped which is defined only as being penetrated, not being forced to penetrate. That's a stupid definition of rape. So it's really more like 6% of men have been raped, which puts the stats at women being about 2x more likely to be raped than men (only 11.5% of women experienced a completed penetration attempt). Fear is an important thing and we do need to address it, but public policy should be based on factual risks, not irrational fear. Only 7% of rapists are strangers. That means those transients at the AirBnB are the less likely to rape a woman than basically anyone else they know.

davidf18 10y ago
We don't want strangers on our apartment buildings which have doorman or intercom systems to offer some protection. There is violent crime. This is a large city with violent crime. We want our apartment buildings to be safe without strangers. There is the alternative of using hotels in nearby Union City NJ. Please respect my desire and that of other New Yorkers for safety in our apartment buildings.
- Consultant32452 10y ago
  Honestly I don't care what you do with your city's zoning laws, but virtually everything you've said here is irrational and/or just factually incorrect. Okay, you don't want strangers in your apartment building. I bet you don't even know 10% of the people in your apartment building. They're almost all strangers today. There's some rational arguments to be made for limiting short term rentals, but you haven't made a single one.