 Also, if the study's sample is representative of the Turkish population, women have slightly higher victimization rates than men, and so their fear does not reflect the "gender-fear paradox" of victimization found in many other developed countries.A study conducted in India has shown that Indian women have more fear of being victimized by a stranger than by people whom they have close relationships with them.While the women expressed fear of strangers, they changed their behaviors and attitudes to please the men close to them.