Jeonnam Police Conduct Special Security Operations Before and After Chuseok Holiday

To Ensure Residents Can Spend a Safe and Peaceful Holiday with Confidence

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency and Jeonnam Autonomous Police Committee announced on the 11th that they will carry out special security activities for the Chuseok holiday for 10 days from the 13th to the 22nd to ensure that residents can spend a safe and peaceful holiday amid increasing security demands and concerns over the spread of COVID-19.

In particular, this Chuseok, with the full implementation of the autonomous police system, they plan to conduct community-based security activities to pay closer attention to residents' safety.

First, during the first phase before Chuseok (from the 13th to the 17th), they will strengthen patrols and promotional activities to prevent burglaries in multi-family dense areas and regions requiring protection for ordinary citizens, along with crime prevention diagnostics at cash-heavy businesses such as financial institutions and gold shops. They will also carry out elderly safety activities by visiting and checking on elderly people living alone in connection with local safety patrols.

During the second phase (from the 18th to the 22nd), which includes the Chuseok holiday, they plan to mobilize maximum police forces including local police, detectives, and riot police, and strengthen visible patrol activities together with cooperative organizations, establishing a full-scale response posture against major crimes.

During the Chuseok holiday (20 years), 112 emergency calls increased compared to normal times, especially urgent reports that disrupt the holiday atmosphere (up 26.8%), domestic violence (up 52.6%), and violence (up 39.6%) were concentrated.

Accordingly, they will monitor households at risk of repeated domestic violence and actively guide them on reporting procedures and coping methods. They will also maintain support systems for COVID-19 epidemiological investigations, conduct joint inspections with related ministries targeting entertainment facilities, and participate in government-wide quarantine responses.

Additionally, by operating a comprehensive traffic situation room, they will proactively deploy personnel to expected traffic congestion areas such as highways, traditional markets, stations, terminals, and cemeteries, and provide real-time traffic information on the Chuseok holiday traffic situation to ensure residents can spend a peaceful Chuseok holiday by securing smooth communication.

The Jeollanam-do Police Agency and Jeonnam Autonomous Police Committee stated, “In this national crisis situation caused by COVID-19, we will actively support government-wide quarantine measures and focus all our capabilities on making Jeonnam the safest region by providing security services tailored to local characteristics through the implementation of the autonomous police system, doing our best so that residents can spend a peaceful Chuseok holiday.”

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