"Ensuring Peace of Mind During the Holiday: Seoul Jungbu Police Inspect Crime and Fire Risk Factors"

Joint Inspection Conducted with Jung-gu District Office and Jungbu Fire Station in Seoul

The police have inspected areas at risk of crime and fire hazards in alleyways of jjokbangchon (makeshift housing villages) and popular markets ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

Kim Kyungwoon, Chief of Seoul Jungbu Police Station (center), and officials from Seoul Jungbu Fire Station visited Ant Alley in Sindang-dong, Jung-gu, to inspect safety facilities ahead of the Chuseok holiday. Seoul Jungbu Police Station

On September 23, Seoul Jungbu Police Station announced that, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, it had inspected local safety facilities and crime-prone areas such as Ant Alley in Sindang-dong and the Sinjungang Market area, in cooperation with Jung-gu District Office and Jungbu Fire Station. This inspection was conducted as part of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s crime prevention program 'Seoul Safety Re-Design Day,' with the aim of encouraging related agencies to identify and improve local safety issues together.

At Ant Alley in Sindang-dong, where jjokbangchon are concentrated, the police checked whether the emergency call bells were properly connected to 112, and attached restricted access warning signs to vacant homes that posed a risk of unauthorized entry. Crime prevention supplies were distributed to businesses near vacant or abandoned buildings. The fire department inspected firefighting equipment, including emergency fire hose boxes, in narrow alleyways to prepare for fire risks.

At Sinjungang Market, the police inspected crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) zones and safe walkways that were developed in cooperation with Jung-gu District Office, as well as other security facilities. They also listened to on-site feedback from volunteer patrol teams responsible for market security and offered encouragement regarding special security activities during the Chuseok holiday.

During the Chuseok holiday, the police plan to continue patrols in vulnerable areas, intensify management of relationship-based crimes such as domestic violence, and provide protection for victims. They will also strengthen traffic control and crack down on behaviors that may cause accidents in traditional markets and tourist hotspots.

Kim Kyungwoon, chief of Seoul Jungbu Police Station, stated, “It is important to identify local risk factors directly in the field and solve them in cooperation with related agencies,” adding, “We will continue to work with district offices, the fire department, and other relevant organizations to create a level of public safety that residents can truly feel.”

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