5Icheon-si
Icheon-si, South Korea: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in South Korea · 10/10 in the world
Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 5,462 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 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Attempted murder and related offences | 1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Attempts, plus preparing or conspiring to murder: no one died. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 20 | 9 | 9.9 |
| Sexual assault by penetration | 4 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Indecent assault | 61 | 27.4 | 30 |
| Other rape and sexual assault | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault causing injury | 49 | 22 | 32.8 |
| Assault | 487 | 218.4 | 218.9 |
| False imprisonment | 2 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Threats | 123 | 55.2 | 50.3 |
| Abduction | 2 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Group or armed violence | 17 | 7.6 | 9.8 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 11 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Extortion | 17 | 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft | 620 | 278.1 | 330.6 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 42 | 18.8 | 22.1 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Arson | 3 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Criminal damage | 240 | 107.6 | 83.3 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 1,687 | 756.6 | 826 |
Source: Korean National Police Agency, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 85 |
| Violence | 680 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Theft and burglary | 620 |
| Drugs | 42 |
| Damage and public order | 243 |
| Other | 1,687 |
Questions about crime in Icheon-si
- Is Icheon-si safe?
- Icheon-si: Safety 5 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
- What is the crime rate in Icheon-si?
- Icheon-si: Weighted crime: 5,462 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Icheon-si?
- Recorded homicides in Icheon-si (2025): 2.
