Seoul City Supports 'Crime Prevention Safety Devices' for Single Women Households and Stores... "Expansion to All Districts"

Last Year 11 Autonomous Districts → 18 in the First Half of This Year, Planned Expansion to 25 Autonomous Districts Through Supplementary Budget in the Second Half
Support for Installation of Safety Devices Such as Double Door Locks, Portable Emergency Bells, Window Locks, and Emergency Bells

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 23rd that it will expand the ‘Safety Support Project for Women Living Alone,’ which provides safety devices such as double locks and emergency bells to single-woman households and stores, from 11 autonomous districts last year to all 25 autonomous districts this year to alleviate the anxiety of women living alone and prevent crime.

Seoul City will first expand the project to 18 autonomous districts in the first half of the year and then to all 25 autonomous districts in the second half through supplementary budget allocation. The ‘Safety Support Project for Women Living Alone’ focuses on providing safety devices to small monthly or yearly rental single-woman households and single-woman stores located in geographically and environmentally crime-vulnerable areas such as old one-room and multi-family housing clusters. Mayor Oh Se-hoon had pledged to expand support for double locks and emergency bells for single-woman households, a crime-vulnerable group.

The support items for single-woman households include ▲ ‘Double Lock Device for Entrance Doors’ that allows double locking in addition to door locks ▲ ‘Portable Emergency Bell’ that can alert emergency situations through alarm sounds or emergency message transmission ▲ ‘Window Lock Device’ that prevents windows from opening beyond a certain extent ▲ ‘Smart Safety Sensor’ that detects suspicious movements and notifies via smartphone. Additionally, support items for single-woman stores include ‘Emergency Bells’ that connect to the district office CCTV control center to support emergency dispatch upon reporting.

From June 1, applications for ‘Safety Home Sets’ and ‘Safety Stores’ will be accepted on the websites of 18 district offices. Single-woman households and single-woman stores can download the application form from each district office’s website, fill it out, and apply by sending it along with the required documents to the person in charge via email. About 1,500 locations are planned to be supported. The Safety Home Set can be applied for by single household heads who are single women, single mothers, or mother-child households meeting the rental deposit criteria for monthly or yearly leases.

Also, stores operated solely by women can apply for the ‘Safety Store’ emergency bell, with priority support given to stores that have experienced actual crime damage, stores located in crime-vulnerable areas, and small-scale stores. The project will be promoted comprehensively considering the housing types, current status, and demand for safety devices in each region. Detailed application criteria, procedures, and support items can be checked on each district office’s website.

Meanwhile, Seoul City plans to expand support to autonomous districts that could not be supported in the first half through supplementary budget allocation. Kim Ki-hyun, Seoul City’s Women’s Policy Officer, said, “We plan to strengthen projects that can alleviate the anxiety of single-person households in response to the increasing demand for safety policies for single-person households,” adding, “We will continue to prepare various safety policies to expand the creation of safe living environments.”

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