Jeonnam Police, Year-End and New Year Special Security Activities Reduce Five Major Crimes by 5.9% Compared to Last Year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Jeonnam police responded to various crimes and accidents with strict law enforcement during the 'Year-end and New Year Special Security Activities' period, while simultaneously conducting warm police activities to prevent neighbors in difficulty from being driven to crime, resulting in a decrease in violent crimes.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency on the 5th, a total of 12 days of 'Year-end and New Year Special Security Activities' were carried out from December 23 last year to the 3rd of this year, during which the occurrence of the five major crimes decreased by 30 cases (5.9%) compared to the same period.

In particular, theft decreased by 26 cases (15.57%), maintaining peaceful and stable public security without major incidents or accidents.

During this period, Jeonnam police first utilized local police resource duty and mobilized available personnel such as detectives to the maximum extent to diagnose crime-vulnerable factors such as financial institutions and convenience stores, and re-examined the community safety net by promoting crime prevention and reporting guidelines.

They also strictly responded to violence around daily life, drunk driving, and violent and theft crimes, and implemented a nationwide special crackdown on drunk driving to create an atmosphere to eradicate drunk driving during the year-end and New Year drinking season. Compared to the previous year’s year-end and New Year daily average, accidents decreased by 36.3%, and injuries decreased by 55.5%, respectively.

In particular, through 51 meetings of the Crime Prevention Council for supporting the common people, joint inspections and facility improvements were carried out in areas where elderly people living alone reside, and for minor offenders due to livelihood reasons, dispositions were mitigated and linked to social security systems. Cooperation with local governments, related organizations, and residents was carried out to improve vulnerable areas and conduct youth harmful environment cleanup activities.

A Jeonnam Police Agency official said, “We will continue to do our best to create a safer Jeonnam where residents can trust and social minorities are protected, and we will do our best to maintain stable public security through special security activities during the upcoming Seollal holiday.”

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