I caught this on facebook an article put out a few months ago about how many Realtors have been killed in the last 3 years since the start of the downturn in the market.
"Social media is increasingly becoming a tool used by criminals to track their prey as agents leave a Web trail on places like Facebook and Twitter. "They announce their open houses, therefore would-be criminals know where they are," says Hawkins. Stalkers can target them at an open house or go rob their homes, thanks to the information divvied out on social media Web sites, says Hawkins. "
"In the group that Hawkins moderates on Linkedin called The Real Estate Agent Safety Forum, the 209 members discuss violence taken from news headlines. After a real estate agent was choked and robbed in Seattle, one member posted, "I would have reached into my ankle holster, pulled out my gun and shot him. End of problem."
A quick search i found http://activerain.com/traceythesafetylady Tracey Hawkins on ActiveRain too.
This is a great post to check out too it talks about Realtor safety alerts apps you can add to your phone... http://activerain.com/blogsview/2324889/realtor-safety-real-alert-application-how-does-it-work-
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