1Michuhol
Michuhol, South Korea: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in South Korea · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 7,725 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 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Attempted murder and related offences | 6 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Attempts, plus preparing or conspiring to murder: no one died. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 65 | 15.6 | 9.9 |
| Sexual assault by penetration | 7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Indecent assault | 161 | 38.6 | 30 |
| Other rape and sexual assault | 3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault causing injury | 155 | 37.1 | 32.8 |
| Assault | 1,381 | 330.7 | 218.9 |
| False imprisonment | 11 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Threats | 275 | 65.9 | 50.3 |
| Abduction | 2 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Group or armed violence | 85 | 20.4 | 9.8 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 8 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| Extortion | 47 | 11.3 | 8.2 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft | 1,037 | 248.3 | 330.6 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 278 | 66.6 | 22.1 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Arson | 14 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Criminal damage | 370 | 88.6 | 83.3 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 4,095 | 980.7 | 826 |
Source: Korean National Police Agency, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 9 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 236 |
| Violence | 1,909 |
| Robbery | 55 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,037 |
| Drugs | 278 |
| Damage and public order | 384 |
| Other | 4,095 |
