How to Prevent Crime as Single-Person Households Increase? Dong-Eui University Conducts 'Anxiety Zero' Crime Prevention Activities

Professor and Students of Police Administration Major Launch Safety Program for Single Women Online and Offline

A scene from the crime prevention program for single-person households conducted by the Department of Police Administration at Dong-Eui University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Prospective police officers have been deployed to crime prevention programs for women living alone and citizens.

This was an activity involving professors and students responding to the trend of the increasing number of single-person households.

The Department of Police Administration at Dong-Eui University recently conducted the "Zero Anxiety Crime Prevention Community Program" for single-person households and women's safety in Busan.

Following last year's crime prevention activities with the Busanjin-gu Healthy Family Support Center, the Department of Police Administration held face-to-face and non-face-to-face communication sessions in August this year with the Saha-gu Healthy Family Support Center and Dongnae-gu Healthy Family Support Center, targeting single-person households and women.

Major students provided information on the realities of crime, understanding, and response measures. In particular, the self-defense program that helps escape from dangerous situations received great applause.

According to the "2020 Population and Housing Census Results" announced by Statistics Korea in July, the proportion of single-person households in South Korea in 2020 was 31.7%, meaning 3 out of 10 households were single-person households.

Additionally, many research results showed that women felt a higher fear of crime compared to men, indicating vulnerability in safety.

Professor Joo Sung-bin, head of the Department of Police Administration at Dong-Eui University, explained, "Among the types of crime victimization in single-person households, fear of residential intrusion (12.8%) and theft (10.9%) was relatively higher compared to all households."

He added, "Research results also showed that 1 in 2 women perceive our society as 'anxious,' and about 7 out of 10 women answered that they feel anxious due to 'crime occurrence.' The increase in single-person households is a global phenomenon, so related measures are necessary."

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