9Sejong-Si
Sejong-Si, South Korea: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 9 out of 10 Very low crime
9/10 in South Korea · 10/10 in the world
Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 3,969 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Korean National Police Agency (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Attempted murder and related offences | 2 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Attempts, plus preparing or conspiring to murder: no one died. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 27 | 6.9 | 9.9 |
| Sexual assault by penetration | 5 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Indecent assault | 71 | 18.1 | 30 |
| Other rape and sexual assault | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault causing injury | 118 | 30.1 | 32.8 |
| Assault | 489 | 124.8 | 218.9 |
| False imprisonment | 8 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Threats | 139 | 35.5 | 50.3 |
| Abduction | 3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Group or armed violence | 19 | 4.8 | 9.8 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 1 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Extortion | 20 | 5.1 | 8.2 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft | 1,138 | 290.3 | 330.6 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 32 | 8.2 | 22.1 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Arson | 5 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Criminal damage | 197 | 50.3 | 83.3 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 2,828 | 721.5 | 826 |
Source: Korean National Police Agency, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 103 |
| Violence | 776 |
| Robbery | 21 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,138 |
| Drugs | 32 |
| Damage and public order | 202 |
| Other | 2,828 |
