Crime Prevention Solutions for Single Women Households... Seocho-gu Operates Online Crime Prevention Classes with Seocho and Bangbae Police Stations

?Voice Phishing ?Residential Intrusion ?Stalking Countermeasures and Useful Information Provided by Series... Seoripul Bodyguard 5 Types ▲Home Security ▲Digital Video Phone ▲Front Door Safety Hook ▲Apartment Entrance CCTV ▲Apartment Entrance Mirror Sheet to Enhance Safety for Single-Person Households... Flexible Patrol System Prioritizes Patrols Upon Request for Desired Location and Time

Screenshot from the video 'Crime Prevention Tips for Single-Person Households! People at the Police Station'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] As the number of single-woman households increases every year, crimes targeting women living alone are also steadily occurring. Various crimes such as secretly following women returning home to figure out their front door passwords and then trespassing, or repeatedly approaching someone who rejects dating advances, known as stalking, continue to happen.

In response, Seocho-gu, Seocho Police Station, and Bangbae Police Station are operating an online crime prevention class to protect women living alone. They have produced a video titled “Crime Prevention Methods for Single-Person Households! People at the Police Station,” which will be provided from May through the Seocho Single-Person Household Support Center’s YouTube channel, “Seocho Single Talk.”

The video “Crime Prevention Methods for Single-Person Households! People at the Police Station” covers tips for female single-person households to properly understand how to prevent victimization and respond wisely. It will address crimes mainly targeting single-person households such as residential intrusion, stalking, voice phishing, and dating violence, presenting actual victim cases and offering solutions for prevention in advance.

To make it easy and approachable for the general public, the video uses simple terms instead of difficult investigative jargon, regularly posting crime prevention information on different topics each month. It is expected to provide useful information for “honjok” women living alone.

The instructor is Detective Ha-young Shin from the Bangbae Police Station’s Community Safety Division, a veteran police officer with 30 years of experience in the Women and Youth Division and Seoul Metropolitan Police Investigation Division. The first episode, released this time, is titled “Voice Phishing? Don’t Get Caught,” introducing voice phishing cases impersonating the Financial Supervisory Service and prevention methods together with Investigator Yo-na Jo from the Investigation Division.

Last June, Seocho-gu signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Seocho Police Station and Bangbae Police Station to establish a safety net for socially vulnerable groups such as children, adolescents, women, and single-person households, and continues to seek joint projects to strengthen safety for women living alone.

In particular, Seocho-gu actively promotes the five types of Seoripul Bodyguards (▲Home Security ▲Digital Video Phone ▲Front Door Safety Hook ▲Apartment Building Entrance CCTV ▲Apartment Building Entrance Mirror Sheet) that firmly protect women living alone suffering from housing insecurity, and works to identify eligible recipients together, strengthening the safety net for single-person households.

Additionally, starting this year, a flexible patrol system is being promoted where women who feel anxious can apply for patrols at their desired locations and times, and the local police stations prioritize patrolling those areas.

Gu Mayor Eun-hee Jo said, “We aim to help individuals acquire knowledge to prevent crime victimization by creating a safe community and providing useful educational programs,” adding, “We will continue to cooperate with local police stations to prevent crime and reduce blind spots.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.