Gwangju Police Agency Sees Decrease in 112 Calls During Holiday Security Operations

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Gwangju Police announced the results of their comprehensive security activities during the Chuseok holiday.

The Gwangju Police Agency and the Gwangju Autonomous Police Committee conducted comprehensive security activities for two weeks from the 29th of last month to the 12th of this month during the Chuseok holiday.

As a result, an average of 1,481 112 emergency calls were received daily, which is a 19% decrease compared to 1,826 calls last year.

During the same period, 26 traffic accidents occurred, a 65% decrease in daily average compared to last year (18.6 cases → 6.5 cases).

The number of injuries caused by traffic accidents also decreased by 62% (28.4 people → 10.8 people).

To prevent domestic violence, which could potentially escalate into serious incidents due to family conflicts during the holiday period, pre-monitoring was conducted on 402 families at risk of recurrence. As a result of domestic violence prevention activities, reports of domestic violence decreased by an average of 8.7% daily (25 cases → 23 cases).

Gwangju Police strengthened crime prevention activities by conducting crime prevention diagnostics on 2,138 businesses vulnerable to crimes such as convenience stores and jewelry shops, designating flexible patrols for stores operated by single women to carry out visible patrol activities, and notifying the CCTV Integrated Control Center to focus monitoring during vulnerable hours.

Additionally, for traffic management, they deployed an average of 102 traffic police officers and 25 patrol cars daily at nine traditional markets including Yangdong Market, and seven highway entrances and exits where congestion occurs during visits to city cemeteries and on the outbound and return routes, promoting safe traffic management focused on smooth flow.

Gwangju Police stated, “We will continue to carry out proactive and preventive security activities even after the Chuseok holiday to do our best for the safety of Gwangju citizens.”

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