Situational awareness refers to staying aware of your surroundings to avoid becoming a victim of a "crime of opportunity." Traveling on a subway, dropping a child off at school, walking a parking garage, or carrying purchases to your car can present an opportunity for a mugging, robbery, assault, theft, or carjacking. Your intuition and senses are the best tools for perceiving threats so you can act decisively should danger present itself. Police officers are trained in situational awareness, and like them, you can participate in exercises to increase your situational awareness skills. Take a few moments each day to notice details relating to people and things in your environment that typically escape your attention. Over time, this can improve your ability to naturally be more observant, thereby reducing your risk of becoming a victim of a crime of opportunity.