Seocho-gu, the First in the Nation to Use Crime Prediction AI in CCTV

Nation's First AI Technology Combining CCTV and Crime Statistics Developed with Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI),
Finalization Underway for Use Around July This Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] At 2 a.m., a suspicious man was captured on the CCTV of Seocho 25-Hour Center illuminating a secluded alley. Although this man did not take any action, a warning alarm sounded at the center. This is a kind of safety warning AI (artificial intelligence) system that comprehensively judges the likelihood of crime based on location, time, and person patterns.

Seocho District (Mayor Jo Eun-hee) announced that it is developing AI technology combined with crime statistics information on CCTV for the first time in the nation in collaboration with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), and plans to start using it around July this year.

This AI technology, which will be integrated with about 3,000 CCTVs in the area, goes beyond the existing CCTV function that required visual confirmation. It automatically compares the current situation with crime statistics information, calculates the risk rate (%) of the current situation, and notifies the center. Through this, the district will be able to proactively respond to potential future crimes.

Additionally, this technology can improve the difficulty of visually identifying areas where crimes generally occur. It can instantly detect movements such as stalking, which are hard to notice in the dark early morning hours, and immediately identify the appearance and clothing of individuals on the screen.

Along with this, the district plans to integrate analysis data corresponding to 20,000 court rulings and crime video materials for more precise information analysis.

This year, technology development for resident safety does not stop here. The district also plans to develop technology that analyzes the movement paths of sex offenders wearing electronic bracelets and detects them immediately even in crowds. Accordingly, the district intends to work closely with the local police station to thoroughly manage and supervise against various blind spots such as electronic bracelet GPS errors.

Furthermore, the district will continue to promote the establishment of a smart safety city by implementing the ‘Laser Logoject’ system that combines laser lunar New Year promotion on local CCTV poles, a disaster video transmission service that allows disaster response personnel to check disaster-prone areas anytime and anywhere via mobile phones, and replacing 150 low-resolution CCTVs in the area with high-resolution ones.

As the first district in Seoul to establish a smart city integrated platform, Seocho is leading smart resident safety protection by converging intelligent CCTV systems, advanced information and communication technology, and urban information processing technology.

In October last year, it won the grand prize in the public sector local government category at the ‘Security Award Korea 2019’.

Mayor Jo Eun-hee said, “Seocho District has become the first in the nation to show smart CCTVs that ‘think and act’ beyond simply ‘showing.’ We will make Seocho a safe city where residents can rest easy and live comfortably throughout this year.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.