Nation's First 'Mixed Mobile Unit' Launched at Gyeongnam Police Agency

Reorganization of 2nd Mobile Unit, 25 Female Police Officers Deployed

Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] On the 23rd, the first-ever mixed-gender (混性) Mobile Unit inauguration ceremony in the nation will be held at the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency.

The provincial police agency announced on the 22nd that the 2nd Mobile Unit will be reorganized as a mixed-gender unit and operated on a trial basis.

The existing 2nd Mobile Unit of the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency consists of three all-male squads, but a female squad will be added and operated.

According to a provincial police agency official, the additional female officers total 25, who were assigned in the second half of this year and have completed related training.

After the inauguration ceremony, they will be officially deployed alongside the existing male squads to various sites such as managing assemblies and protests within the province and supporting public safety, receiving gender-neutral training.

The provincial police agency stated that before adding the female squad, they completed facility improvements such as offices, lounges, restrooms, and shower rooms.

According to the police agency, except for some regions with female mobile units such as Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Gyeonggi, and Gyeongnam, most police mobile units nationwide are composed of men.

The police agency plans to trial operate the mixed-gender mobile unit to improve administrative manpower waste caused by separately operating female mobile units, evaluate the results in the second half of this year, and review whether to expand nationwide and detailed implementation plans.

A police agency official said, “With the reorganization of the mixed-gender mobile unit, the command system has been unified, enabling organic and three-dimensional on-site response,” adding, “As administrative personnel are reduced, the number of dispatched personnel will increase, strengthening on-site response capabilities.”

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