Discussion on Creating Resident Safety Villages at Yongin City's 'Safety Culture Salon'

Mayor, Police Chief, Education Director, Fire Chief Attend
Crime Prevention System in Pungdeokcheon Residential Area

In Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, the Yongin City 'Safety Culture Salon,' where the mayor, police chief, fire chief, and education superintendent discuss local residents' safety issues, is preparing plans to create safe neighborhoods for residents.

Yongin City announced on the 3rd that such plans were discussed at the '4th Safety Culture Salon' held on the 2nd at the Yongin Western Police Station meeting room. The 'Safety Culture Salon' is a consultative body established at the suggestion of Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin to enable key local institution heads to discuss resident safety. Attendees at the meeting included Mayor Lee, Kim Byung-rok, chief of Yongin Western Police Station, Ahn Ki-seung, chief of Yongin Fire Station, Kim Hee-jung, superintendent of Yongin Office of Education, and Jeong Gyu-in, head of Crime Prevention Response Division at Yongin Eastern Police Station.

At the 'Safety Culture Salon' held in Yongin City on the 2nd, Jeong Gyu-in (from the left), Head of Crime Prevention Response Division at Yongin Dongbu Police Station, Kim Byeong-rok, Chief of Yongin Seobu Police Station, Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin, Kim Hee-jeong, Superintendent of Yongin Office of Education, and An Gi-seung, Chief of Yongin Fire Station, are pledging citizen safety.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The meeting discussed measures to enhance citizen safety in the densely populated residential area around 766 Pungdeokcheon-dong, Suji-gu. The city is considering installing emergency bells and logo projectors to ensure citizens can safely pass through even late at night, while the police station will strengthen patrol activities and other crime prevention efforts.

Mayor Lee said, "Last year, we spent 660 million won to pilot the installation of crime prevention and daily safety facilities applying standard designs in three densely populated residential areas: Pungdeokcheon-dong in Suji-gu, Yurim-dong in Cheoin-gu, and Singal-dong in Giheung-gu," adding, "We will continue efforts to improve crime prevention facilities by securing budgets in the future."

The meeting also proposed revising the ordinance supporting volunteer crime prevention squads. Following the enactment of the 'Act on the Establishment and Operation of Volunteer Crime Prevention Squads' in April last year, which recognized these squads as legal entities, it was suggested to revise the Yongin City ordinance to support volunteer crime prevention squads accordingly.

Mayor Lee stated, "We will positively consider revising the ordinance to accommodate volunteer crime prevention squads who dedicate themselves to residents' safety," and added, "We will pay attention to improving the welfare of private organizations working hard for citizens."

The institutions participating in the meeting also signed a business agreement to operate the 'Citizen Safety Keeper' system discussed at the Safety Culture Salon in March. According to the agreement, the city will appoint park managers and wildfire prevention and suppression teams, Yongin Fire Station will appoint volunteer firefighters, and the Yongin Office of Education will appoint school safety keepers as 'Citizen Safety Keepers.' The Yongin Eastern and Western Police Stations will establish a 112 emergency hotline for them and provide crime prevention education.

Citizen Safety Keepers will perform their existing duties while reporting emergencies to 112 when witnessing urgent situations to facilitate prompt response. The city plans to hold a Citizen Safety Keeper inauguration ceremony in mid-next month.

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