Jeonnam Police to Focus on 'Creating a Safe Jeonnam' Next Year

Creating a Crime Prevention Environment through Proactive Police Activities and Community Policing Activation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] This year, Jeonnam Police created an environment where various organizations participate in crime prevention, as evidenced by Gwangyang POSCO M-TEC receiving the Presidential Citation at the '6th Korea Crime Prevention Awards.'

Jeonnam Police Agency and the Autonomous Police Committee announced on the 28th that they will improve crime anxiety factors through community policing activation involving related agencies and village residents to promote the creation of a 'Safe Jeonnam' environment next year.

To this end, all police officers across Jeonnam, including national, autonomous, and investigative departments, will participate, with local governments and companies also joining.

Marking the first year of autonomous policing, Jeonnam Police secured a total budget of 148.9 billion KRW for next year's policing infrastructure through resident surveys by police stations, residents' assemblies, and policing briefings for city councils.

This represents an increase of about 30.6% compared to last year, providing strong momentum for creating a crime prevention environment. They plan to focus on expanding unmanned security devices such as CCTV installations based on systematic demand analysis.

First, centered on the Crime Prevention Diagnosis Team (CPO), they will collaborate with local police, related agencies, and community leaders (Itongjang) to identify areas requiring security facilities such as CCTV, streetlights, and emergency bells, as well as regions needing reinforcement of traffic facilities like high-accident death zones and habitual congestion areas, thereby building community policing infrastructure.

Subsequently, by sharing information with local governments, chambers of commerce, Nonghyup, and regional companies and through organic cooperation, they will utilize CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) techniques to take proactive measures against crime anxiety factors and create a crime prevention environment.

The head of the Jeonnam Police Agency’s Life Safety Division stated, “There is a saying that one CCTV camera performs the role of 100 police officers, highlighting that installing unmanned security devices provides psychological stability to residents and has a strong crime deterrent effect on criminals.” He added, “With the introduction of the autonomous police system, we will actively collect residents’ opinions and do our best to create a safe Jeonnam through customized policing suited to local characteristics and protection of socially vulnerable groups in cooperation with the community.”

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