[2020 National Audit] 60 People Committed Sexual Violence Annually Despite Wearing Electronic Anklets

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] From 2016 to August of this year, a total of 21,944 electronic monitoring subjects have been fitted with electronic anklets over the past five years.

Jang Je-won, a member of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee from the People Power Party, announced on the 16th that this was revealed after analyzing the National Assembly inspection data received from the Ministry of Justice.

During this period, among 15,442 sex offenders subject to electronic monitoring, 294 reoffended while wearing electronic anklets.

Looking at the recidivism status of sex offenders by year, in 2016, 58 out of 2,894 (2.00%) reoffended; in 2017, 66 out of 3,046 (2.17%) increased; in 2018, 83 out of 3,270 (2.53%) were recorded; then decreased to 55 out of 3,239 (1.70%) last year, and 32 out of 2,993 (1.07%) as of August this year.

Regarding murder offenders, 5 reoffended: 2 in 2017, 2 in 2018, and 1 last year. For robbery offenders, 4 reoffended: 1 in 2017, 1 in 2018, and 2 in 2019. During this period, there were 76 kidnapping offenders subject to electronic monitoring, but none reoffended.

Representative Jang said, "Over the past five years, about 60 people per year on average reoffended despite wearing electronic anklets, most of whom were sex offenders," adding, "Since electronic monitoring subjects have a high possibility of reoffending at any time, efforts are needed to reduce blind spots in the electronic monitoring system."

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