WONJU, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Surveillance-equipped streetlights in Wonju, South Korea, are playing a pivotal role in crime prevention and resolution, including providing crucial evidence in a recent sexual assault case. According to city officials on Friday, footage from a security camera embedded in a streetlight in the Dange-dong area earlier this year was instrumental [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Wednesday that a model analyzing satellite image data to identify areas requiring crime prevention facilities will be distributed to municipal governments nationwide. The model, which is scheduled to be distributed from mid-May, was developed using the cities of Ansan and Hwaseong [...]
BORYEONG, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With camping becoming increasingly popular among many respite seekers, cases of crime occurring in and around campgrounds are on the rise. The city of Boryeong in South Chungcheong Province, where many popular vacation sites are located, has decided to use Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) programs to prevent crime [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is on track to upgrade the electronic anklets that certain criminal are obliged to wear, aimed at preventing additional crimes by analyzing biometric information. To this end, the government included the development of electronic anklet-related system semiconductor technology in the “next-generation intelligence-type semiconductor technology development project.” The [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Wednesday that it has installed crime prevention design zones in 60 locations across the city. Crime prevention design, first developed in 2012, includes renovating alleys and installing emergency bells, CCTV cameras, and other safety devices. Geumho 4-ga-dong in Seongdong District, an area with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) was first established in 2008, obligating criminals to wear GPS-based ankle monitors to prevent them from reoffending. Since its implementation, the scope of the EMS program quickly expanded to cover not only sex offenders but also child kidnappers, murderers, and perpetrators of other violent [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – With the recent murder of a 23-year-old woman at a public restroom near the Gangnam subway station bringing concern over safety at public facilities to the forefront, police and local government bodies in Daejeon and Chungnam Province are making an effort to come up with safety countermeasures. Some [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As violent crimes and threats against women are on the rise, Korean law enforcement agencies have adapted smartwatches as a means of protecting potential victims. A special smartwatch was first introduced last year under a pilot project, and became an officially sanctioned device this year, according to the police. The [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Incheon will install 349 sets of CCTV surveillance cameras by 2018 as part of its crime prevention efforts. According to an announcement from the city government on February 20, 49 sets of cameras will be installed this year and 100 sets in each of the following three years. [...]