Guardian Angels
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| Founders | Curtis Sliwa |
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| Founded | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Locations | New York City |
| United States | |
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| ID | 2373612 |
About Guardian Angels
The Guardian Angels is a non-profit international volunteer organization with the goal of unarmed crime prevention. The Guardian Angels organization was founded on February 13, 1979 in New York City by Curtis Sliwa. Since then, it has expanded to more than 130 cities and 13 countries worldwide.
Perv Busters: Fight crime on the New York subway
The Guardian Angels and their citizen "safety patrols" were born on the New York subway about 40 Years ago in response to The City 's crime-ridden transport system.
More recently, a new division of The Group has formed - a women-led group called Perv Busters which aims to prevent sexual assaults on the transport network.
The BBC Travel Show finds out more.
The New York Police Department advises that if you have been a victim of, or A Witness to, any form of improper sexual conduct, you should immediately report it to law enforcement or an MTA employee. Do not try to handle it on your own.
The Travel Show can be seen on BBC World News.
If you have been affected by issues raised in this video help and support is available via the.
Source of news: bbc.com
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