Seodaemun-gu, Zeroing Out Blind Spots in Women's Safety

Dedicated to Customized Safety Projects for Preventing Crimes Against Women... Safe Return Home Scouts and Women’s Safe Delivery Lockers Operated for Secure Night Routes... Safety Guardians and Women-Friendly City Resident Participation Groups Run to Prevent Illegal Filming... Installation of Security CCTV, LED Security Lights, and Logo Projectors

A side street in Seodaemun-gu marked with the "Women’s Safe Return Home Route" sign

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) is implementing customized projects to eradicate "late-night return home crimes" and "illegal filming" to create a "city safe for women."

Seodaemun-gu’s 17 Safe Return Home Scout members patrol crime-prone areas in pairs, accompanying women and youth on their nighttime journeys home.

Last year, they provided 11,164 return home supports and conducted 5,299 patrol activities centered around seven local bases.

If you apply 30 minutes before your desired accompaniment time through the Seodaemun-gu Office Situation Room (330-1119) or the 120 Dasan Call Center, you can receive support.

The district also operates "Women’s Safe Delivery Boxes" at 11 locations, mainly in areas densely populated with single-person households, multi-family, and multi-unit residential neighborhoods.

You can use this service by designating the Women’s Safe Delivery Box address as the delivery location when ordering packages. It is free if picked up within 48 hours; beyond that, a fee of 1,000 KRW per day is charged.

By using the "Seoul Safe" app, you can request accompaniment from Safe Return Home Scouts and check information on Women’s Safe Delivery Boxes, CCTV, police stations, and Safe Keeper Houses.

After downloading this app, pressing the emergency report button or shaking your phone in an emergency allows the district’s integrated control center to detect the situation in real time and provide rescue support.

Furthermore, Seodaemun-gu operates a Safe Security Guard system to prevent illegal filming crimes, enabling citizens to use public restrooms with peace of mind.

Using illegal filming detection equipment, the district intensively inspects about 60 specially managed restrooms in the area, conducts joint inspections on university campuses, and runs joint campaigns to eradicate illegal filming.

Last year, two Seodaemun-gu Safe Security Guards conducted 2,148 inspections; this year, the number will increase to four to expand the inspection scope and frequency.

The Seodaemun-gu Women-Friendly City Resident Participation Group also monitors mainly publicly accessible restrooms. Last year, 20 members conducted 1,509 inspections in pairs, and this year, focused monitoring will be conducted on 48 locations.

In addition, the district, in cooperation with the Seodaemun Police Station, is investing over 1 billion KRW to install or replace security CCTVs, LED security lights, and logo projectors in "women’s safety vulnerable areas" and "16 women’s safe return home paths" within the district.

A "logo projector" is a lighting device that projects images and messages onto the ground, effectively conveying messages at night without generating noise.

Mayor Moon Seok-jin of Seodaemun-gu stated, "We will continue to proactively respond to residents’ safety demands to realize a city where all residents, including women, can feel safe."

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