Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Yongsan to Deploy 2,550 Staff for Halloween Crowd Safety
Yongsan District in Seoul plans to deploy about 2,550 safety staff from Oct.
23 to Nov.
1 for Halloween crowd management.
The staff will come from the district office, police, fire services and other agencies.
The district expects about 165,000 people to visit Itaewon during the special period, including on Halloween, Oct.
31.
Itaewon’s World Food Culture Street and Kyu-non Street are among the areas covered by the plan.
Officials will use CCTV, station passenger numbers and live city data to track crowd levels and respond to warnings.
A joint operations room will run near World Food Culture Street, and a command bus will be stationed there from Oct.
30.
Authorities will coordinate safety measures through Nov.
1 and ask visitors to follow on-site guidance and crowd controls.
Yongsan District plans to deploy about 2,550 safety personnel for Halloween crowd management.
The special safety period will run for 10 days, from October 23 to November 1.
The district expects about 165,000 people to visit the Itaewon area on Halloween, October 31.
Safety teams will use live crowd data and CCTV to monitor conditions and respond to alerts.
A joint situation room will operate near World Food Culture Street, and a disaster command bus will be deployed from October 30.
- Who
- Yongsan District, working with police, fire services and other agencies, will deploy about 2,550 safety personnel.
- What
- The district will run crowd-safety measures for Halloween.
- When
- The special safety period runs from October 23 to November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Itaewon, including World Food Culture Street and Quinone-gil, in Seoul’s Yongsan District.
- Why
- To manage crowds and keep visitors safe during Halloween.
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Yongsan District held three meetings with relevant agencies to prepare its safety plan.
The district announced its Halloween safety measures.
The district’s 10-day special safety period will be in effect.
A disaster command bus will be deployed to support information sharing and response.
The district expects about 165,000 visitors in the Itaewon area on Halloween.
- Safety personnel
- About 2,550
- Special safety period
- October 23-November 1, 2026
- Expected visitors
- About 165,000
- Key areas
- World Food Culture Street and Quinone-gil, Itaewon
- Preparation meetings
- Three since September
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What people are saying
We will work closely with related agencies and make every effort to ensure safety management without the slightest gap until the last day.
The core of the measures is a phased response using real-time crowd data.