Gwangyang Police Station Promotes Women’s Safe Return Home Paths, Welcomed by Local Residents

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Gwangyang Police Station (Chief Kim Jung-ho) is collaborating with Gwangyang City and Korea Electric Power Corporation Gwangyang Branch to carry out a crime prevention environment improvement project in the Yegu Village area of Gwangyang-eup, receiving great responses from residents.

Yegu Village mostly consists of one-room apartments, and nearby are Hanlyeo University, Health University, and the comprehensive shopping mall LF Square, resulting in a large number of single female households.

Accordingly, Gwangyang Police Station designated the entrance and exit roads of Yegu Village as women’s safe return paths and is installing various crime prevention facilities in cooperation with Gwangyang City and Korea Electric Power Corporation.

In particular, the dolmen historic site located at the village entrance was densely wooded and dark, making residents reluctant to pass through. To address this, a fence as an access blocking facility was installed, and solar-powered LED lights were added to ensure safe passage.

The village chief said, “Most residents always felt uneasy about passing through the village entrance road but could not come up with effective measures. We are beyond grateful that this was resolved with the residents’ perspective in mind,” adding, “All residents actively support this project.”

Chief Kim Jung-ho stated, “Several projects such as expanding CCTV and emergency bells in crime-vulnerable areas and installing pathway floor lighting will be promoted in the future, so we ask residents to continue their support until the end,” and added, “We will strive to make Gwangyang the safest city and to be a police force respected and loved by all.”

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