Jeonnam Region Sees 30% Decrease in 'School Violence' Compared to Same Period Last Year
Most Crimes Decrease, Including Assault, Sexual Violence, Defamation, and Insults
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] School violence, which had been increasing after COVID-19, has shown a decreasing trend.
The Jeonnam Police announced on the 21st that as a result of dedicating themselves to school violence prevention activities for 80 days from August 29 to November 16, school violence decreased by 30% compared to the same period last year.
In particular, in the Jeonnam region, the rapidly increasing ▲violence and injury crimes decreased by 29% (26 cases), ▲defamation and insult crimes by 62% (13 cases), and ▲sexual violence crimes by 20% (6 cases).
The Jeonnam Police intensively conducted school violence prevention education for a total of 21,215 students (▲6,676 elementary ▲8,133 middle ▲6,406 high school) to turn the trend of school violence downward.
In addition, together with the Jeonnam Office of Education, they held a workshop for those in charge of school violence work, and carried out region-specific customized prevention activities reflecting ▲types of crimes, time and place, and ▲types of offenders and victims based on a full investigation of 112 school violence reports over the past year.
An official from the Jeonnam Police Agency said about the decrease in school violence, "It is the result of conducting customized prevention education by school police officers centered on organic cooperation with the Jeonnam Office of Education."
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Chief Lee Choong-ho stated, "After the college entrance exam, we will continue to focus on school violence prevention activities during the winter vacation, and to turn the trend of juvenile crime downward, we will promote theft and burglary prevention, strengthen monitoring of repeat juvenile offenders, produce youth crime prevention educational videos (five topics including car theft, cyber gambling, proxy purchase of alcohol and cigarettes), and implement various policies tailored to local conditions to create a safe Jeonnam for youth."
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