Gwangju Buk-gu Expands and Operates 'Women’s Late-Night Safe Return Escort Group'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Moon In) announced on the 10th that it will expand and operate the ‘Women’s Late-Night Safe Accompaniment Team,’ which was piloted last year in some areas of Yongbong-dong, Maegok-dong, and Ochi-dong, to ensure the safe living of women.

The ‘Buk-gu Women’s Late-Night Safe Accompaniment Team’ is a project where safety accompaniment members support safe returns home for women and children vulnerable to violent crimes, aiming to establish a local safety network through public-private cooperation.

Last month, the district formed the safety accompaniment team with about 20 participants from the Bitgoeul 50+ Job Support Project and will begin full-scale operations starting this month.

The safety accompaniment team operates in pairs and is active for two hours from 9 p.m. on weekdays. When an applicant sets a meeting place at least 30 minutes before the accompaniment request on the same day or in advance, the accompaniment member meets them and accompanies them to their doorstep.

Additionally, they perform roles such as ▲regular patrols of crime-prone areas and alleys ▲reporting and responding to emergencies to the local police stations, ensuring residents’ safety on nighttime streets.

In particular, Buk-gu expanded the service from the original three neighborhoods to 16 neighborhoods centered around five police substations with high rates of crimes against women. The service will focus on entertainment districts and crime-vulnerable areas.

Applications for safe accompaniment can be made through the five base police substations (Usan Police Substation, Ilgok Police Substation, Yongbong Police Substation, Munheung Police Substation, Dongun Police Substation). For more details, contact the Buk-gu Office Hope Welfare Division.

Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, “This safe accompaniment team was established to help prevent the increasing crimes against women and children and to support social participation of middle-aged and older adults. We will continue to build a dense social safety net so that women and children can live with peace of mind.”

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