Seongnam City Establishes 213 Women’s Safe Return Home Streets... Receives National Police Agency Commissioner’s Award at Crime Prevention Awards

Road Marker Lights, Solar Signboards, and Logo Projectors
Provide Psychological Reassurance to Citizens Walking at Night

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin) announced on October 31 that it received the Commissioner of Police Award (Excellence Award) in the Community Safety Network category at the 10th Korea Crime Prevention Awards for its Women’s Safe Return Home Streets project.

Seongnam City received the Commissioner of Police Award in the Community Safety Network category at the Korea Crime Prevention Awards for its Women’s Safe Return Home Streets project. Related officials are taking a commemorative photo with Mayor Shin Sangjin of Seongnam City. Provided by Seongnam City

The Korea Crime Prevention Awards, organized by the National Police Agency and others, are presented to public institutions and social organizations that have made efforts to create safer local communities through crime prevention policies and activities.

The Women’s Safe Return Home Streets, for which Seongnam City received the award, are designated through consultations among local residents, 50 neighborhood offices, and the police station to ensure the safety of citizens returning home late at night. Since its launch in 2018, the project has established a total of 213 safe alleyways.

In these areas, various safety facilities have been installed, including: solar-powered (LED) road marker lights embedded in the pavement, solar wall lights that serve as illumination in places where streetlights cannot be installed, solar-powered signboards that provide guidance on calling 112 in emergencies, and logo projectors that display information such as the current location and jurisdictional police station onto the ground.

These facilities help illuminate the streets at night, providing psychological reassurance to citizens and raising awareness among potential offenders, thereby helping to prevent crime.

The city monitors these areas through the integrated CCTV control center on the 8th floor of City Hall, and has established a collaborative system among the public, private sector, and police, involving the Women-Friendly City Citizen Participation Group (a total of 47 members) and the local police station.

Seongnam City is evaluated as having strengthened its infrastructure as a women-friendly city, creating a safe environment that citizens can feel in their daily lives and establishing a sustainable crime prevention system.

Mayor Shin Sangjin stated, "Our efforts to listen to voices from the field and continuously promote policies for a women-friendly city have led to these positive results," adding, "We will continue to do our utmost to create a living environment where everyone can feel safe."

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