Pyeongtaek: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

What is the crime rate in Pyeongtaek?

Pyeongtaek: Weighted crime: 6,854 per 100,000 people (2025).

How many murders are there in Pyeongtaek?

Recorded homicides in Pyeongtaek (2025): 5.

2Pyeongtaek

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: 6,854 per 100,000 people (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	3	0.5	0.5
Attempted murder and related offences	2	0.3	0.8
Attempts, plus preparing or conspiring to murder: no one died.
Sexual offences
Rape	74	12.1	9.9
Sexual assault by penetration	11	1.8	1.7
Indecent assault	171	28	30
Other rape and sexual assault	1	0.2	0.3
Violence
Assault causing injury	147	24.1	32.8
Assault	1,728	283.1	218.9
False imprisonment	16	2.6	1.8
Threats	326	53.4	50.3
Abduction	8	1.3	0.8
Group or armed violence	45	7.4	9.8
Robbery
Robbery	11	1.8	0.9
Extortion	54	8.8	8.2
Theft and burglary
Theft	2,454	402	330.6
Drugs
Drug offences	167	27.4	22.1
Damage and public order
Arson	13	2.1	1.8
Criminal damage	648	106.2	83.3
Other
Fraud	7,072	1,158.6	826

Source: Korean National Police Agency, updated 28 October 2026.

Is Pyeongtaek safe?: Pyeongtaek: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Pyeongtaek?: Pyeongtaek: Weighted crime: 6,854 per 100,000 people (2025).
How many murders are there in Pyeongtaek?: Recorded homicides in Pyeongtaek (2025): 5.