2Nam-gu
Nam-gu, Ulsan, South Korea: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in South Korea · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 6,848 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 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Attempts, plus preparing or conspiring to murder: no one died. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 34 | 11.2 | 9.9 |
| Sexual assault by penetration | 6 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Indecent assault | 97 | 31.9 | 30 |
| Other rape and sexual assault | 2 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault causing injury | 121 | 39.8 | 32.8 |
| Assault | 889 | 292.3 | 218.9 |
| False imprisonment | 8 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Threats | 143 | 47 | 50.3 |
| Abduction | 4 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Group or armed violence | 46 | 15.1 | 9.8 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 4 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Extortion | 32 | 10.5 | 8.2 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft | 902 | 296.6 | 330.6 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 62 | 20.4 | 22.1 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Arson | 5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Criminal damage | 333 | 109.5 | 83.3 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 2,884 | 948.3 | 826 |
Source: Korean National Police Agency, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 5 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 139 |
| Violence | 1,211 |
| Robbery | 36 |
| Theft and burglary | 902 |
| Drugs | 62 |
| Damage and public order | 338 |
| Other | 2,884 |
