Gwangju Seobu Police Station Installs 'Special Crime Prevention Windows' for Single Women Households and Others

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Seobu Police Station (Chief Im Gwangmun) announced on the 27th that it installed special security windows to prevent intrusion crimes in 50 crime-vulnerable households, including single-woman households exposed to crime as socially vulnerable groups.

The Seobu Police Station judged that there were elements of perceived anxiety about intrusion crimes in residences through facility diagnosis and resident opinion collection in crime-vulnerable areas.

Accordingly, they applied for and were finally selected to promote the security facility support project for vulnerable households such as single-woman households, which is a pilot project conducted by the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family targeting women-friendly cities under the jurisdiction of 255 police stations in 18 local police agencies nationwide.

This project attracted more attention as it was promoted following a special directive from President Moon Jae-in in December last year, stating, “Due to the rapid increase of single-person households, changes in housing policy are necessary. Create a comprehensive policy package for single-person households.”

This security facility support project utilized the target hardening technique, which shows that strengthening security facilities to prevent intrusion for more than 3 minutes increases the probability of crime abandonment to 75%.

With a budget of 50 million won, special security nets with excellent intrusion prevention performance were installed in 50 crime-vulnerable households, including single-woman households, focusing on preventing intrusion crimes and alleviating residents’ anxiety about crime.

In particular, according to a resident survey conducted by the Crime Prevention Diagnosis Team of the Seobu Police Station before and after the installation of crime prevention facilities, more than 95% of residents expressed satisfaction, which is expected to also improve the perceived safety level.

Im Gwangmun, Chief of the Seobu Police Station, said, “Through the security facility support project for crime-vulnerable households and female households, we will create a region-customized safe environment where women can live safely and peacefully,” and added, “We will expand the crime prevention infrastructure construction project by revitalizing community policing between the police and related organizations.”

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