Short Chuseok Holiday, Tighter Public Safety... Gyeongbuk Police to Deploy Full Forces for 11 Days

Intensive Management of Vulnerable Areas: Single-Person Households and Crowded Facilities
Utilizing Monitoring Centers and Mobile CCTV
Deploying Unmarked Patrol Cars and Drones on Homecoming Routes
Proactive Response to Relationship-Based Crimes and Serious Thefts

The Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency announced on the 16th that it will implement a “Comprehensive Public Safety Plan for Chuseok Holidays” for 11 days, from the 17th to the 27th, ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

The police anticipate that this year’s Chuseok holiday, which lasts four days from the 24th to the 27th, is relatively short, and therefore demand for travel to and from hometowns, as well as traffic and security needs, will be concentrated in a brief period. To address this, all available police personnel will be deployed to prevent crime and manage traffic.

Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency

First, patrols will be intensified in densely populated areas with single-person households, such as studio apartment complexes and officetels, as well as in busy areas like large shopping malls and convenience stores.

The agency will collaborate with 34 private security companies and voluntary crime prevention groups, and utilize CCTV patrols at 22 monitoring centers throughout the province and 280 mobile closed-circuit cameras to prevent crime.

For relationship-based crimes, including domestic violence and stalking, the police will preemptively assess individuals at risk of reoffending to identify and manage high-risk groups. During the holiday period, response systems involving women and youth investigation teams, as well as local police, will remain in place, with enhanced victim protection measures such as the distribution of smartwatches.

Crackdowns on theft and robbery at unmanned stores and on violence in everyday settings will also continue. In particular, for serious crimes such as violence against socially vulnerable individuals, the police plan to actively detain suspects while also providing safety measures and recovery support for victims.

Traffic management will be carried out in two stages. From the 17th to the 22nd, efforts will focus on highway safety management for cargo trucks and traffic around traditional markets in anticipation of increased logistics and homeward-bound vehicles.

From the 23rd to the 27th, the police will focus on chronic congestion areas on highways and connected national roads, using unmarked patrol cars, drones, and mobile enforcement equipment to crack down on speeding, reckless driving, drunk driving, and lane violations.

The police will maintain a response system centered around the 112 emergency call center, dispatching nearby patrol cars, relevant departments, and rapid response teams simultaneously for critical calls, while strengthening real-time cooperation with related agencies such as fire departments.

For major festivals in the province, such as the Andong International Mask Dance Festival, as well as crowded facilities including KTX stations and bus terminals, patrols will be coordinated and police special task forces will be deployed in advance to prepare for accidents involving large crowds or unexpected incidents such as terrorism.

Heonsoo Park, Commissioner of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency, stated, “During the Chuseok holidays, we will concentrate all police capabilities to ensure that the residents of the province can spend the holiday in peace and with confidence.”

The shorter the holiday, the more travel and crowds become concentrated at specific times, potentially exposing gaps in public safety. The success of this special public safety plan depends not on the sheer number of officers deployed, but on how quickly risk signals are detected and how swiftly the response happens on site.

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