Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Deploys Around 700 Personnel for Traffic Control Near Suneung Exam Sites

On the 18th, the day of the 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), a police officer is directing traffic in front of the examination site set up at Ewha Girls' Foreign Language High School in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that on the 17th, the day of the 2023 College Scholastic Ability Test, they deployed about 700 officers across Seoul.

From 6:00 AM to 8:40 AM that day, the police deployed a total of 753 personnel, including 590 traffic officers and 163 traffic patrol units, at test sites and surrounding intersections in Seoul to manage traffic. Regarding 112 emergency calls related to the CSAT, the police provided assistance in 128 cases such as giving rides to test takers. Additionally, the police carried out duties such as helping find admission tickets and transporting students who went to the wrong test sites.

The police also cooperated with a total of 922 personnel, including 794 officers outside their own force, 59 Green Mothers, and 30 members of the Autonomous Crime Prevention Unit, to manage traffic around the test sites.

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