Personal safety protection of studying at Georgetown University in the United States

When you are away from home, safety comes first. For students studying in America, personal safety is more important. The following is Georgetown University's reminder on the personal safety protection of our students. Important things to do after arriving at Georgetown University-personal safety

If we take Capitol Hill as the center, we can divide Washington into four regions: northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast. Generally speaking, the eastern area is not particularly safe, especially in the southeast area. Try not to go if there is nothing special. The southwest area is not particularly safe. The only reason to go is that there is a seafood market on the seashore, and several students can go together during the day.

Georgetown University's student activities are mainly in northwest China and Arlington, Virginia. These two areas are relatively safe, but there are still violent incidents such as robbery and harassment.

Our first suggestion is to try not to go out at night, especially for girls. If you go out, you'd better have a few classmates with you. The relevant suggestion is that it is best not to go to night school in the first semester. Because I was not particularly familiar with the surrounding environment at that time, I was more flustered when I met anything. The definition of evening is: after 2 1-22 o'clock.

Going home at night, if you take a non-school bus, it is recommended to take a taxi or subway and try not to take the bus. Or you can use the school's Saferides service and call 202-687-7433. Its service hours are: Sunday to Wednesday: 8 pm-2 am; Thursday to Saturday: 8 pm to 3 am. If this time is exceeded, the public security department of the school will send a special car to pick you up after dialing the above number. However, Saferides have geographical restrictions, that is, the only areas to be reached are West Georgetown and Berlitz. The schematic diagram of the specific area is: http://publicsafety.georgetown.edu/programsandservices/12862.html.

The school's security department is the Department of Public Security (DPS), located in village C.

(http://explore.georgetown.edu/of...ew & ampofficeid =105). In case of emergency around the school, you can call the school's DPS at 202-687-4343 in addition to 9 1 1. At the same time, the department will also send information about public security incidents near the school to every student by email from time to time. As far as I can remember, Prospect Street in front of the school bus barn and the nearby area are not particularly safe: girls are often molested, or boys are beaten, and students living nearby often break into houses. These things mainly happen in winter nights (it usually gets dark after 5 o'clock in winter in Washington), parties end in the middle of the night, and during exams (many students will study in the school library until midnight). The suggestion is that if you walk near the school, you can consider taking M Street or Wisconsin Street, because there are more shops and street lamps.

Finally, a rule of thumb is: always keep some small change with you when you go out, such as $10-20; If someone asks you for money, give it and leave. Never come into conflict with those people. Because those people are well equipped.

In addition to personal safety issues, we must also consider the safety hazards caused by weather problems. After it snows in winter, the ground is slippery; Especially after a few days of snow, there will be ice on the ground, and the roads in Georgetown are all up and down, which is especially unaccustomed to students in the south. Consider preparing a pair of non-slip shoes. At the same time, it is suggested that you register your mobile phone information at the student entrance of the school; In this way, if the weather is bad and the curriculum is adjusted, the school's DPS will inform every student through this channel.