Response to Indiscriminate Crimes... Seoul City Significantly Strengthens 'Women Safety Project'

Seoul City announced on the 20th that it will significantly strengthen the ‘Ansim Project’ to protect citizens' safety in their daily lives and create safer routes home.

Seoul City's ‘Ansim Project’ includes the Ansim Village Security Guards, Ansim Homecoming Scouts, Ansim Equipment Support, and the Ansim-i App. The ‘Ansim Village Security Guards,’ currently operating in 15 autonomous districts, will expand their patrol areas to 16 locations by adding ‘Gwanak-gu Sillim-dong,’ where the highest number of single-person households reside, from October to the end of the year. From next year, the project will be fully expanded to all 25 autonomous districts, with patrol routes determined by comprehensively considering factors such as the presence of sex offenders, crime rates, and CCTV installation areas.

The ‘Ansim Homecoming Scouts’ will add 36 members in eight autonomous districts, including Gwanak-gu, from October to the end of the year, reflecting requests from the districts. Additionally, starting next year, a 100% advance reservation system through the Ansim-i App will be introduced to enhance user convenience and ensure the safety of scout members.

Meanwhile, the city is currently supporting single-person households and stores with Ansim equipment such as smart doorbells to prevent damage caused by stalking crimes and dating violence. When a smart doorbell is installed, only the user's smartphone can view the outside situation, but going forward, the function will be enhanced to allow simultaneous monitoring through the ‘Ansim-i Control Center,’ which oversees CCTV control in the autonomous districts. Furthermore, from next year, the distribution of smart doorbells linked to the ‘Ansim-i Control Center’ will be expanded to support more citizens in living safely.

Lastly, the ‘Ansim-i App’ will simplify the registration process and apply easy-to-understand usage methods to make it more convenient to use. Next year, the app’s functions will be strengthened by adding three Ansim features (Ansim Route, Ansim Friend, Ansim Video).

Kim Seon-soon, Director of the Seoul City Women and Family Policy Office, said, “As stalking crimes continue and indiscriminate crimes have recently occurred, anxiety about safety in daily life is increasing. We have prepared measures to ensure citizens can feel safe in their daily lives, including their routes home.” She added, “We hope that everyone will actively use the ‘Ansim-i App,’ which offers various safe return home services such as emergency reporting, homecoming monitoring, Ansim homecoming taxis, and Ansim homecoming scout reservations.”

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