Operation of the 'Foreign Resident Volunteer Crime Prevention Squad' in Dongjak-gu

Operation of the '2020 Foreign Resident Volunteer Crime Prevention Squad' Comprising 25 Foreign Residents Until November...Patrolling Safety Blind Spots in the Area and Conducting Various Sharing and Support Projects for Foreign Residents

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Changwoo Lee) will operate the ‘2020 Foreign Resident Volunteer Crime Prevention Squad’ until November.

According to the Seoul Open Data Plaza 2019 statistics, the number of foreign residents in the area is 19,970 (5.04%), ranking eighth among autonomous districts, and the number is continuously increasing.

Since 2017, the district has been operating the volunteer crime prevention squad to provide foreign residents with experience in maintaining public order through local patrols, instill pride as community members, and expand communication opportunities with local residents.

In particular, since last year, the Dongjak Police Station’s ‘Foreign Security Volunteer Corps’ has been integrated and operated together with the ‘Foreign Resident Volunteer Crime Prevention Squad,’ and recruitment of 25 squad members from countries including China, Vietnam, Japan, and the Philippines has been completed.

The main activities of the volunteer crime prevention squad include ▲basic order campaigns ▲patrolling safety blind spots in areas densely populated by foreigners ▲guidance and protection of foreign and multicultural family youth, conducted at least once or twice a month.

The district supports crime prevention equipment such as uniforms, flashlights, batons, and whistles for night duty activities, and plans to provide regular training on ▲CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) understanding ▲case analysis ▲self-defense ▲first aid ▲sexual crime prevention.

In 2019, the foreign resident volunteer crime prevention squad conducted a total of 10 night patrols in foreigner-dense areas such as Sangdo-dong and Sindaebang-dong, with an average of 12 members participating each time to enforce basic order and carry out crime prevention activities.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Autonomous Administration Division of Dongjak-gu Office.

Choi Hwanbong, head of the Autonomous Administration Division, said, “Through the activities of the foreign resident volunteer crime prevention squad, we will contribute to reducing crime and alleviating anxiety in the area, and expand opportunities for mutual exchange and communication between domestic and foreign residents.”

Meanwhile, last year, the district operated the ‘Sindaebang 1-dong Harmony Volunteer Group,’ composed of 30 Chinese-Korean and general residents living in Sindaebang 1-dong, holding meetings, patrolling and cleaning illegal dumping areas, producing and distributing Chinese promotional materials to improve multicultural awareness, and carrying out sharing and support projects for multicultural families.

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