Incheon Police Agency, 7 Months Since Establishment of Mobile Patrol Unit... Decrease in 112 Calls and Violent Crimes

Since the Mobile Patrol Unit of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency was established last February, 112 emergency calls and violent crimes have decreased.

According to the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency on the 7th, the Mobile Patrol Unit, consisting of 175 members, conducted patrol activities in crime-prone and densely populated areas for seven months after its launch. As a result, the number of 112 emergency calls totaled 474,000, a 5.5% (28,000 calls) decrease compared to 502,000 calls during the same period last year.

Additionally, the number of five major crimes, including murder and robbery, dropped by 700 cases (5%) from 15,300 last year to 14,600 this year. During this period, the Mobile Patrol Unit apprehended 1,152 wanted individuals and 438 suspects in criminal cases, and cracked down on 2,806 minor offenses and violations of basic public order.

The Mobile Patrol Unit of Incheon Police Agency is conducting safety activities at the Soraepogu Festival site.
[Photo by Incheon Police Agency]

The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency is conducting a new patrol concept unique to the Incheon Mobile Patrol Unit called "Sabang Patrol" to protect citizens' safety more effectively.

Sabang Patrol means "patrolling every corner in all four directions?east, west, south, and north" and "patrolling with four directional approaches." The four approaches are ▲ prevention and arrest patrol ▲ joint patrol ▲ target patrol ▲ diagnostic patrol, each assigned specific objectives and clear missions to respond to various security demands, enabling more effective patrols.

Last month, the Mobile Patrol Unit also carried out safety activities at the Bupyeong Pungmul Festival and Sorae Port Festival. During the Bupyeong Pungmul Festival, a Mobile Patrol Unit member found a man in his 70s who had lost consciousness and collapsed, and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Kim Dohyung, Chief of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency, stated, "We will analyze security demands more meticulously and actively conduct Sabang Patrols to prevent crimes and accidents."