Why is this so rarely discussed?

An analysis of ~10 years of data reveals that men are far more at risk in public than women (aggregating both physical violence and sexual violence by strangers):

  • Men (Physical + Sexual Violence by Strangers):
    • Physical violence risk: ~26%
    • Sexual violence risk: ~0.05%
    • Estimated combined risk: ~26% (physical violence overwhelmingly dominates).
  • Women (Physical + Sexual Violence by Strangers):
    • Physical violence risk: ~2.3%
    • Sexual violence risk: ~3%–5%
    • Estimated combined risk: ~4% (sexual violence dominates).

Sources: NSVRC and RAINN (rainn.org), NIJ.gov),
https://www.cdc.gov/violence-prevention/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/nisvs/summaryreports.html