Jeonnam Police Chief Park Ji-young Holds On-site Communication Session for 'Making Jeonnam Safe'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency announced on the 7th that under the theme of 'The Path Together for the Safest Jeonnam,' it plans to visit all 21 police stations in Jeonnam from the 29th of last month, starting with Muan and Hampyeong Police Stations, until the 27th.

So far, they have visited eight police stations including Muan Police Station to explain the agency's key policies, discuss current issues, and listen to difficulties.

In particular, the Jeonnam Police Chief emphasized the necessity of installing and expanding unmanned crime prevention facilities (CCTV) as a key policy and stressed the urgent need for active participation from residents through consensus with the local community.

This reflects the fact that Jeollanam-do ranked low in the regional safety index evaluated annually by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in 2021, with one of the main reasons being a severe shortage of unmanned crime prevention facilities (CCTV) compared to other cities and provinces.

Jeonnam Province entered a super-aged society with over 20% of its population aged 65 or older since August 2014.

Given the urgent need for CCTV installation to search for and find missing elderly people with dementia and to prevent agricultural product theft, establishing a self-defense crime prevention system through the participation of local governments, related agencies, and residents is a very important task.

Since the appointment of the Police Chief, the Jeonnam Police Agency and each police station have been accelerating the foundation by signing 14 Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and holding 351 meetings to secure CCTV budgets.

Especially during this security field visit, they visited local village chiefs' association presidents and Nonghyup cooperative heads to explain the necessity of installing CCTV for crime prevention and resident safety and appealed for active participation.

One Nonghyup cooperative head said regarding the Jeonnam Police Chief's visit, “I fully agree with the explanation that installing CCTV should give the impression that criminals in Jeonnam will definitely be caught, which will reduce crime and make Jeonnam safe,” and pledged active participation.

Jeonnam Police Chief Park Ji-young stated, “We will do our best to create the safest Jeonnam through consensus-building with field police and local communities and continuous communication with related agencies.”

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