SEJONG, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of dating violence cases reported to police reached about 20,000 last year, up more than 40 percent over the past two years. According to Statistics Korea, the number of dating violence cases reported to police stood at 19,940 last year, up 41.1 percent from 14,136 in 2017. [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Reports of violence by dating partners rose last year from a year earlier, police said Sunday, vowing to step up efforts to prevent this type of crime and protect victims. The number of dating violence cases reported to police came to 19,940 in 2019, up from 18,671 a year [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of every 10 victims of dating violence in the past four years were women, a recent report has revealed. The ratio of repetitive offenses also stands at nearly 70 percent, which critics say calls for urgent measures to prevent recurrence. According to data received by Rep. So [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The government announced a set of measures Thursday to curb increasing dating violence and stalking and better support victims. The ministries of gender and justice and the police agency said in a press briefing that the government will enact a new law to punish stalkers with prison terms and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A lawmaker has announced plans to propose a reform to South Korea’s current dating abuse law that when passed, will allow police to respond more quickly to victims. Under the proposal put forward on Sunday by Pyo Chang-won, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, if a victim reports [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of dating abuse cases are being reported to South Korean police, with around 46 fatalities reported each year, while the country grapples with the recent rise in crimes among couples. Thousands of dating abuse crimes occur each year in South Korea, with the figures growing steadily each [...]