The #1 Safety Tip is to accept the fact that you ARE a potential victim of attack. 
The belief that "It will never happen to me", could set you up to be a target, because your guard may not be up when it needs to be.

Protect Yourself at Home

Protect Yourself in Your Automobile

• Keep your car in good working order and gas tank at least half full.  Make it a practice of filling up your vehicle during the daytime hours.
• Always have your keys out and ready before leaving a building to approach your car.
• Look around and in your car before entering. 
• Always keep your doors locked when leaving your car as well as when you are in your car.  (Lock your door immediately after getting into your car, even before putting the keys into the ignition.)
• When placing children in car seats, first get into your vehicle with the child, lock the doors and then secure him/her in the car seat.  This keeps you from being vulnerable while trying to secure your child into the seat.
• Don’t leave any valuables or materials which have information about you in visible sight.
• Park in well lit areas close to your destination, and check your surroundings before getting out of your vehicle.
• If you are being followed, don’t drive home.  Go to the nearest police or fire station and honk your horn.  If this is not possible, and you have a cell phone, call the police and have them meet you (You should have the local police station’s telephone number programmed into your cell phone.).

Protect Yourself while Walking or Jogging

• Always be alert to your surroundings and the people around you.  Carry yourself confidently and with a purpose.
• When on the street, walk/jog facing oncoming traffic.  A person walking with traffic can be followed, forced into a car, and abducted more easily than a person walking against traffic.
• Be careful when people stop you for directions.  Always reply from a distance.
• If you have a regular exercise routine, make sure to change your routine/routes frequently to avoid being "predictable". 
• Avoid using secluded nature trails for your exercise routes.

General Security Tips

• Always let someone know where you are and where you may be going.  You should report all stalking or unusual following of you by any suspicious persons.
• Maintain your personal space.  Always stay alert! If a person moves inside your comfort zone, move away.  If that person persists, run.
• Be alert when leaving stores or shopping malls.  This is a time when criminals know that you are carrying cash, checkbooks, credit cards, or valuable merchandise.
• Don’t use outside ATM’s at night, or in unfamiliar or unsafe surroundings. 
• Avoid filling your arms with packages.  You might have to make more trips, but keep one arm and hand free whenever possible.
• When friends drop you off at home or work, ask them to wait until you are safely inside before leaving.  Extend this courtesy to your own friends when driving them to a destination.