During this Lunar New Year holiday, the average number of 112 emergency calls was found to have decreased by 6.6% compared to the previous year.
The Korean National Police Agency (Administrator Lee Ho-young) announced on the 30th that it maintained a peaceful holiday atmosphere without major incidents or accidents as a result of special security activities carried out from the 20th to the 30th.
During this period, the average number of 112 emergency calls decreased by 6.6% compared to the Lunar New Year holiday last year. The police reported that crime reports also fell by 1.5%.
The police tackled major crimes such as burglary, domestic violence, and phishing scams, handling a total of 6,344 serious crimes, and added that the average number of traffic accidents from the 25th to the 29th decreased by 42.9% compared to last year's holiday period, with fatalities down by 5.0%.