Dongducheon City Named Top Institution in 2025 Intensive Safety Inspection City and County Assessment

Dongducheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced on August 27 that it has been selected as the "Top Institution (1st Place)" in the 2025 Intensive Safety Inspection City and County Assessment, which was conducted under the supervision of Gyeonggi Province.

Park Hyungdeok, Mayor of Dongducheon. Photo by Dongducheon City

This assessment was carried out among 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province to increase local governments' interest and participation in the intensive safety inspections that took place from April 14 to June 13.

The detailed evaluation covered a total of six categories and 24 indicators, including general matters, inspection targets, inspection methods, follow-up actions, the spread of safety culture, and best practices.

As a result of the assessment, Dongducheon City was recognized for its achievements and rose to the top institution (1st place) this year, following its selection as an excellent institution (2nd place) last year.

Mayor Park Hyungdeok stated, "Being selected as the top institution this time is a valuable achievement created together by citizens, public officials, and private experts," adding, "We will do our best to ensure Dongducheon is a safe and livable city not only during the intensive safety inspection period but also in everyday life."

Meanwhile, Dongducheon City actively promoted an intensive safety inspection campaign aimed at spreading a safety culture that citizens can experience firsthand. This included joint public-private inspections of 74 safety-vulnerable facilities in the city, distributing voluntary safety checklists to encourage citizen participation, conducting on-site inspections with the mayor, promoting a resident inspection application system, and organizing observation activities by Safety Guardians and Safety Heroes.

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