"Only Two Police Stations for One Million Residents": Hwaseong Proposes New Police Station to Ministry of the Interior and Safety
"Number of Residents per Police Officer in Hwaseong Is 2.6 Times the National Average"
Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to establish a new police station in order to ensure the safety of its residents.
On September 29, Hwaseong City announced that it had recently proposed the establishment of an additional police station to Minister of the Interior and Safety, Yun Ho-jung, during his visit to City Hall.
The city is pursuing the establishment of a new police station to address concerns about a potential gap in public safety, as the number of police stations remains relatively low despite a rapid increase in population.
Currently, there are two police stations in Hwaseong: Hwaseong Dongtan Police Station and Hwaseong Western Police Station. This is one to two fewer than other special cities in Gyeonggi Province with similar population sizes, such as Suwon (four), Yongin (three), and Goyang (three).
In fact, Hwaseong has the highest number of residents per police officer in the country. As of November last year, each police officer in Hwaseong was responsible for 1,007 residents, which is 2.6 times the national average of 391. In particular, at Dongtan Police Station, each officer covers 1,282 residents, the highest in the country.
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Since the launch of the 8th popularly elected administration, the city has made multifaceted efforts to establish a new police station. In December 2023, it officially proposed the establishment of a new station to the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency. In February this year, the mayor and four local National Assembly members jointly signed and delivered a letter of proposal for a new police station to the head of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency. As a result, on September 9, the city achieved an increase of 70 police officers through an amendment to the Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency's regulations.
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