Nottinghamshire Police was accused of being 'stuck in the 1980s', after publishing the advice on its Facebook page.
In the post, women were warned that they ran the risk of being harassed or even attacked if they ventured out alone after dark.
Comment: This is true, isn't it?
Instead they were advised to ensure they were accompanied by somebody else, even if they were just popping to the shops.
Comment: Sensible advice. You lower the risks of being attacked if you're not alone.
Critics expressed concern at both the sentiment and the language of the post and said it made it seem as if women were to blame when they were attacked.
Comment: "Don't travel to a war zone, you might get killed."
"How insulting! If I want to go to a war zone and killed, that's MY choice, and it's the killer's fault, not mine! How dare you blame the victim!"
Helen Voce, chief executive of Nottingham Women's Centre, said it was an extraordinary message to come from the police.
She said: "It felt like a 1980s thing; it is so condescending, blaming women for going out and it's so sexist about us coming back from the shops.
"I think it makes women feel like it's their fault and that's ridiculous."
Comment: There's one thing ridiculous in this article so far, and it happens to be Helen Voce. What is it about people completely losing their common sense in the name of feminist ideology? Yes, if a woman gets attacked, it is the attacker who is to blame. Does that mean women shouldn't take common-sense approaches to avoid putting themselves at risk? Apparently! It's more important to be a righteous victim - even a dead one - and make a point, than it is to be smart and take steps to avoid becoming a victim in the first place. But by all means, go out alone with complete disregard for the dangers involved, as long as you don't care about becoming another statistic.
Comment: Gun incidents and schools seem to be a pairing that gets the most public attention and outrage, random or not.