One in three relationship sex crime cases is ‘high risk’… Police arrest 80 people through comprehensive investigation

The police inspected 44,000 cases of relationship-related crimes, including stalking and domestic violence, identified high-risk perpetrators, and arrested 80 additional people.

The National Police Agency announced on the 4th that it inspected 44,540 cases of relationship crimes over a 12-day period from the 19th to the 30th of last month.

It included 43,712 cases subject to existing inspection, including cases under investigation, high-risk monitoring subjects, stalking reports concluded on site, and matters in progress of safety measures, as well as cases additionally received during the inspection period.

The police classified 5,068 (32.0%) of the 15,840 cases under investigation as high risk.

For high-risk perpetrators, 376 arrest warrants were requested, 506 detention measures to isolate the perpetrators in detention centers, etc. (Provisional Measures No. 4 and Provisional Measures No. 5), and 321 applications for attachment of electronic devices (Provisional Measures No. 3-2).

As a result, the average number of daily applications during the thorough inspection period increased by 334% for arrest warrants, 203% for detention, and 193% for electronic devices compared to January to September of this year.

The average daily number of issuances and decisions increased by 86% for arrest warrants, 155% for detention, and 171% for electronic devices.

The actual arrest warrant issuance rate was 80 out of 376 cases, or 21.3%.

The decision rate for retaining the device was 23.0%, from 506 to 116 cases, and the decision rate for attaching an electronic device was 32.4%, from 321 cases to 104 cases.

The police explained that there were many cases in which arrest warrants, detention, and electronic devices were simultaneously applied for, and only partial citations were included.

Looking at the average number of daily safety measures taken by the police during the thorough inspection period, compared to January to September of this year, the number of private security cases increased approximately three-fold, from 1.2 to 3.6, and the number of temporary accommodation connections approximately doubled, from 4.2 to 8.6.

We also inspected 21,614 people subject to level A monitoring, which is intensively managed based on reporting history, etc.

For the 176 people found to be dangerous, follow-up measures were taken, including 102 pre-booking investigations, 25 protective measures, and 54 safety measures.

The 6,504 reports of stalking that had been closed on the spot without handling the cases were also reviewed, 83 investigations were initiated before admission, and protective measures and safety measures were implemented in 4 cases each.

In Gyeongbuk, an additional crime was confirmed by an assailant who visited his wife and threatened her with a weapon despite a ban on access.

Although the victim did not want to be punished, after the detention order was enforced, an arrest warrant was applied for and issued.

In Seoul, a suspect who visited a stalking victim was arrested as a red-blooded criminal and additionally charged with preliminary murder after finding a weapon and work gloves in the vehicle.

In Gyeongnam, a domestic violence offender whose arrest warrant had been rejected twice was confirmed to have committed additional crimes, a supplementary investigation was conducted, and an arrest warrant was issued before the end of the detention period.

Acting Police Commissioner Kim Jong-cheol said, "For relational crimes, victim protection is our top priority, and we will make every effort to ensure that victims can lead a peaceful daily life with peace of mind by implementing strong isolation measures for perpetrators."