1.  DON'T BEEF ONLINE: KEEP YOUR LOCATION OFF

2. ASK FOR HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT (VIOLENCE CAN BE PREVENTED)

3. DON'T SIT IN PARKED CARS; KEEP MOVING

4. BE SELECTIVE OF WHO YOU HANG OUT WITH AND WHERE YOU HANG OUT (AVOID DEATH BY ASSOCIATION)

5. DON'T RIDE WITH KNOWN TARGETS OR PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW AND TRUST

6. AVOID EXCESS ALCOHOL AND DRUGS (KEEP YOUR SENSES)

7. AVOID OR REDUCE TIME SPENT IN KNOWN HOT SPOTS

8. STAY OFF THE STREETS DURING PERIODS OF HIGH VIOLENCE

9. DON'T HANG IN THE STREETS LATE AT NIGHT (It's safer inside between 10 PM-5 AM)

10. DON'T STAND WITH YOUR BACK TO THE STREETS; STAY AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AT ALL TIMES

11. BE CAREFUL VISITING IN UNFAMILIAR AREAS; MEET THEM SOMEWHERE SAFER.

PLEASE NOTE: GETTING SPOTTED OUTSIDE YOUR AREA DURING CONFLICT MAY PROVOKE VIOLENCE

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