Personal safety and security in regards to international students at University of Tasmania, Hobart

The aim of this study was to see whether international students felt safe to live in Hobart, Tasmania. The hypothesis of this study was that some of the international students have obtained a bad impression about their safety and security while they live in Hobart, Tasmania. In order to research this, the study used a survey questionnaire. The survey questionnaire allowed international students to make any comments or give any impressions about their safety and security. The survey questionnaire has been put up on the Survey Monkey website. It does not identify who answered the survey questions. The survey questionnaire was divided into four parts. The four parts of this study were general information, personal safety and security issues, perceptions of safety, and making things safer. The purpose of the survey questionnaire was given broad ideas about how safe the international students. This dissertation provides a review on background literature about the problem and reports the research on the survey. This showed that international students in Hobart are concerned about the issue. The last chapter makes some recommendations.