Eunpyeong-gu Forms Crime Prevention TF to Stop Indiscriminate Crimes

Operation of Various Safe Return Home Support Projects... Building a Safe Village Environment through Autonomous Participation of Residents

Eunpyeong-gu (District Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced that it held a 'Comprehensive Crime Prevention Measures Meeting' on the 28th to prevent the recent recurring indiscriminate crimes.

To alleviate the growing anxiety among residents due to consecutive indiscriminate crimes, the district formed a Crime Prevention Task Force (TF). The TF is composed of the Deputy District Mayor as the head, the Director of Administration, and 13 departments, holding meetings twice a month starting from August. The meeting agenda includes identifying tasks by sector for crime prevention and establishing comprehensive safety measures to prevent violent crimes.

At the first meeting, various crime prevention measures were presented and discussed. Each department plans to supplement and expand the crime prevention measures already in place and to discover new measures additionally. If necessary, they will collaborate with related organizations such as the police to implement these measures.

Eunpyeong-gu currently implements various policies tailored to different target groups. For women and youth residents who feel unsafe returning home late at night, the district operates the 'Safe Return Home Scout,' which provided 295 return home supports and patrolled 1,342 vulnerable areas as of July. The district also operates 'Nighttime CCTV Monitoring' and 'Safe Keeper Houses' to protect the safety of nighttime pedestrians.

The district has organized a 'Volunteer Crime Prevention Squad' with residents voluntarily participating, taking the lead in creating safer neighborhoods. After the occurrence of indiscriminate crimes, the squad increased its patrol frequency from 2-4 times per month to 4-8 times per month and expanded patrol hours from nighttime only to both day and night. The district plans to support the necessary equipment for the activities of the 'Volunteer Crime Prevention Squad' and the 'Foreign Resident Security Volunteer Group' to facilitate smooth patrol activities.

Additionally, the district is establishing a customized support system to discover socially isolated reclusive households and help them grow into healthy members of the community. Early intervention will be made in psychiatric emergency situations to ensure residents' safety.

Considerable efforts are also being made to create an environment conducive to crime prevention. For park safety, joint inspections and patrols with the police are being strengthened, and additional CCTV installations are planned to reduce blind spots.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is applied to alleys and side streets by installing and managing LED pavement lights and murals. Currently, 2,207 facilities at 60 locations have been installed, and the district plans to continue building a safe environment through future project reviews and budget allocations.

District Mayor Kim Mi-kyung stated, “The recent recurring indiscriminate crimes have caused great anxiety among residents regarding crime. We will make further efforts to create a crime prevention environment so that residents can feel safe and focus on their daily lives.”

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