Statistics & Crime Stories

There is a sentence that almost always comes upwhen you watch interviews with special forces operators. Are South Korea’s Special Forces really that “special”?UDT/SEAL, Special Forces When they are asked about their training,their abilities, and what makes them so exceptional, they often answer like this. Our individual physical abilities and capabilitiesare certainly not inferior to…

Goodbye, dog meat stew! Bye-bye, Bosintang! South Korea’s Dog Meat Ban Act came with a three-year grace period.Now, two years and eight months have passed. With just four months left, are we seeing one final push to wrap things up? In Gangjin County, South Jeolla Province,a dog farm where around 80 dogs had been left…

20 years in the United States, 10 years in Taiwan, 7 years in South Korea That is exactly what it means. These are the actual maximum sentences handed down in cases involving the leakage of critical information, such as national core technologies and state secrets. What does this mean? What do you think about the…

Now, let’s talk about burglary. Based on 2023 data, burglary accounts for only 5% of all thefts.So why should we look into it? First, although this may sound a little strange,if you care about your safety, it’s actually fortunate if you are only the victim of a theftwhen you could have ended up facing a…

Have you ever heard the phrase: “The Republic of Korea, the Fraud Capital.” It is certainly a shameful label. But is there actually any evidence behind this claim? Once again, let’s examine the data piece by piece. First, I selected the five largest economies in the world as a reference group. Of course, this does…

What is theft? We still have a long way to go. This time, let’s take a closer look at theft itself. What does theft mean? Taking something that isn’t yours. Correct. Then what is robbery? Whether through threats or actual physical contact, it would generally mean taking property by using force or threats. There is…

Robbery How Safe Is South Korea? Is South Korea Safe? Robbery Before presenting the specific numbers,let’s clarify the terminology first. Also, because countries classify crimes somewhat differently,I want to point out in advance that there may be some margin of error when comparing crime statistics between countries. I chose 2023 in an effort to use…