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School Violence Returns After Pandemic: Data

SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — School violence, which dropped significantly during the pandemic era, is beginning to rise. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency reported that the reported number of school violence cases decreased from 11,832 in 2019 to 5,555 in 2020, before it started to climb back up to 6,823 cases last year. The [...]

Juvenile Assault Cases Down; Sex Offense, Fraud Cases Up Last Year

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean teenagers committed fewer physical assault crimes but more sex offenses and fraud last year, a judicial report showed Wednesday. According to the 2021 juridical yearbook published by the National Court Administration, the total number of juvenile protection cases was 38,590 in 2020, up 2,014, or 5.5 percent, [...]