National Stalking Awareness Month: Prevention and Resources January is National Stalking Awareness Month. As the month comes to a close it's important to recognize that this is an issue year round. Stalking is terrifying and often escalates into violence. I have personally been a victim of cyber stalking and physical stalking and the trauma is damaging. I do know that I'm not at all alone in this. The statistics on stalking are jarring. Did you know more than 1 in 6 women and 1 in 17 men will be stalked in their lifetimes? Stalking isn't just following. There are a number of tactics and behaviors stalkers do to scare their victims, including: