Gwangjin-gu Ministry of the Interior and Safety Regional Safety Index 1st Grade in Fire, Life Safety, and Infectious Disease Fields

Achieved Grade 3 in Crime Category... First Grade Increase Since 2015... Identified as the District with the Largest Reduction in 5 Major Crimes Among Seoul's Autonomous Districts Over the Past 5 Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) was evaluated as the safest city by achieving Grade 1 in three categories?fire, daily safety, and infectious diseases?among the ‘2020 Regional Safety Index’ announced by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The ‘Regional Safety Index’ is a figure published annually by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety that evaluates the safety levels of local governments nationwide. It is divided into six categories: fire, traffic accidents, crime, daily safety, suicide, and infectious diseases, with grades ranging from 1 to 5.

In particular, the district achieved a significant accomplishment by rising one grade to Grade 3 in the crime category, which had been rated Grade 4 for five consecutive years since the Ministry of the Interior and Safety began publishing the Regional Safety Index in 2015.

This grade improvement was highly evaluated as a result of various policy initiatives such as crime prevention design projects, the creation of safe mirror streets, and support for safety residential supplies for single female households, aimed at creating a public safety environment where residents can live with peace of mind.

Additionally, an analysis of Seoul’s crime occurrence statistics showed that Gwangjin-gu was the district with the greatest reduction in the five major crimes among Seoul’s autonomous districts over the past five years (2015?2019).

Mayor Kim Seon-gap said, “A safe environment is a fundamental premise that supports life, and I believe this achievement is the result of our district’s efforts to raise the local safety level. We will continue to do our best to create an environment where residents can live with peace of mind.”

Meanwhile, the district plans to establish a roadmap by the first half of 2022 targeting all 15 neighborhoods to create an even safer environment against crime, and will introduce the CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) technique, an environmental design method that prevents crime by improving the environment.

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