4Yeongdo-gu
Yeongdo-gu, South Korea: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in South Korea · 10/10 in the world
Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 5,727 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 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Attempted murder and related offences | 2 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Attempts, plus preparing or conspiring to murder: no one died. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 5 | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Sexual assault by penetration | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Indecent assault | 16 | 15.8 | 30 |
| Other rape and sexual assault | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Violence | |||
| Assault causing injury | 56 | 55.1 | 32.8 |
| Assault | 207 | 203.8 | 218.9 |
| False imprisonment | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Threats | 52 | 51.2 | 50.3 |
| Abduction | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Group or armed violence | 5 | 4.9 | 9.8 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 2 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Extortion | 14 | 13.8 | 8.2 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft | 458 | 450.9 | 330.6 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 15 | 14.8 | 22.1 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Arson | 4 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| Criminal damage | 83 | 81.7 | 83.3 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 716 | 704.9 | 826 |
Source: Korean National Police Agency, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 3 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 21 |
| Violence | 322 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Theft and burglary | 458 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Damage and public order | 87 |
| Other | 716 |
