SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – In time for the launch of the April 10 general elections’ official campaigning, the government issued a statement on Thursday vowing to punish all illegal acts related to the elections under the zero tolerance principle. The government will intensively crack down on the publication of false information, black propaganda, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The public’s perception of safety from crimes declined last year compared with the previous year due mainly to the occurrence of several high-profile violent crimes, a ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday. The public’s perceived safety from crimes in 2022 was rated at 83 points, down 0.4 from 2021, Rep. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report revealed that more than 7,000 cases of police protection for victims of stalking crimes were recorded last year. According to National Police Agency data presented by National Assembly member Jeon Bong-min, a total of 7,091 safety measures were taken for stalking victims in the past year. On [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A rising number of South Koreans are advocating for the reinstatement of the death penalty following a series of violent crimes that have occurred in the past 30 days. Since its last execution on Dec. 30, 1997, South Korea has not carried out any death penalties, although handing out [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Crimes targeting unmanned stores, which have increased in number during the pandemic, are on the rise. According to a report from the Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice, 1,640 cases of crimes were committed against unmanned stores in Seoul over a 17-month period, starting in September 2020, averaging 96 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly 3 in 4 law breaching minors turned out to have spearheaded criminal activities in groups, and unlike the common perception that they are no more than petty thieves, the seriousness of their crimes is more severe than one might expect, a study showed Thursday. Lee Jang-wook, a police [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign drug dealers are gaining a presence in South Korea, once referred to as a drug-free country. A research institute at the Korean National Police University reported that drug crimes involving foreigners jumped from 359 cases in 2012 to 2,335 last year. The nationalities of foreign drug dealers have [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — An average of more than 200 cases of crimes committed by those high on drugs have been reported annually over the past four years, a lawmaker said Monday. The number of such crimes totaled 221 in 2018, 236 in 2019, 182 in 2020 and 230 last year, showing a [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of violent crimes in the second quarter of the year jumped 14 percent compared with a quarter earlier, data showed Wednesday, partially on the back of eased social distancing measures. A total of 367,412 crimes occurred in the April-June period, compared with 322,346 cases in the previous [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Office of Investigation at the National Police Agency said Sunday that it will start using a new database system for investigation records on unsolved murder cases that was built last month. After the statute of limitations on murder cases was abolished thanks to the revision of the [...]