i have been out on my own at night, and i have a couple of simple rules, keep your door locked, open your window up, and start a conversation, then if you are lucky a kind "uncle" will guard your life, and introduce you the circle that "inhabit" your chosen location, warning you of the assholes that also gather there.
if you want to put on your own show, as being around will often bring on severe hornyness, then tell "uncle" to kep the numbers down, and keep their hands off the door locks - and away you go.
i have a couple of very nice "uncles" now who keep their eye on me, and tell me who to look out for. one of them also does a smashing line in hot chocolate - and has been rewarded accordingly :)