Police Conduct 'Comprehensive Chuseok Holiday Security Operations' for Ten Days to Ensure a Peaceful Holiday

Full-Scale Cooperative Response Across All Functions
Including Quarantine, Protection of Socially Vulnerable Groups, and Traffic Management

Police Agency building.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Ahead of Chuseok, the police will work to create a peaceful holiday by supporting COVID-19 quarantine activities, ensuring traffic safety on the return journey, and protecting socially vulnerable groups.

The National Police Agency announced that it will carry out a "Comprehensive Security Operation for the Chuseok Holiday" for ten days from the 13th to the 22nd. First, the police will respond in advance to crimes expected during the holiday through proactive and preventive police activities. Customized preventive measures will be implemented targeting typical vulnerable points during the holiday such as areas densely populated by single-person households, financial institutions, unmanned stores, and convenience stores, with a focus on preventing crimes that increase during the holiday, such as domestic violence and sexual violence.

In fact, an analysis of last year's Chuseok period showed that domestic violence increased by 43.8%, sexual violence by 15.4%, and dating violence by 22.2% compared to normal times. Accordingly, the police plan to monitor households at risk of repeated domestic violence and child abuse, conduct pre-inspections of areas vulnerable to sexual crimes, and carry out comprehensive checks on high-risk individuals to prevent recidivism.

Additionally, a full-scale response system will be established where all functions of police stations collaborate when incidents occur. For cases involving socially vulnerable individuals, the police will respond strictly and carefully from dispatch and initial measures to case handling, and will also work to prevent secondary damage by actively providing guidance on personal protection.

COVID-19 quarantine activities, which continue to be critical due to ongoing spread, will also be carried out simultaneously. While maintaining support for epidemiological investigations, the police will actively respond to reports such as violations of self-quarantine, and continue joint crackdowns on illegal entertainment establishments violating licensing and gathering ban orders.

As traffic volume is expected to increase during the holiday, thorough measures will be taken to ensure traffic safety. This includes traffic management in areas expected to be congested, enforcement of major traffic law violations to secure safety on the outbound and return routes, and strengthening activities to prevent major traffic accidents caused by drowsy driving and secondary collisions.

A police official emphasized, "We will participate in government-wide quarantine measures and focus on preventing and responding to crimes against socially vulnerable groups. Furthermore, all functions will respond with full force regardless of national or local jurisdiction to create a peaceful holiday period."

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