World · East Asia & Pacific · 2 hrs ago
Police open safety and information center for foreign residents in Gimhae
Gimhae West Police Station has opened a safety center for foreign residents at an Asian market in Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae, South Korea.
The center is intended to help police address crime and other safety risks early.
The market will provide crime-prevention information in multiple languages, along with local 생활 information and a place for foreign residents to communicate with police.
Staff will also support residents who need help making a 112 emergency call.
Gimhae has the most foreign residents among South Gyeongsang province’s 18 cities and counties.
Police say the center will help them connect with residents and identify risks in the community.
The center began operating after an opening ceremony on November 11, and police say they will continue community-based safety work.
Gimhae Western Police Station has opened a safety and information center for foreign residents at Asia Mart in Jinyeong-eup.
The center is intended to help prevent crime and provide practical information to foreign residents.
Police plan to provide multilingual crime-prevention materials, support for emergency calls to 112, and local living information.
The center also aims to serve as a communication channel between police and foreign residents.
Gimhae has the largest foreign-resident population among South Gyeongsang Province’s 18 cities and counties.
- Who
- Gimhae Western Police Station opened the center for foreign residents.
- What
- Asia Mart was designated as a foreign-resident safety and information center.
- When
- It began operating after an opening ceremony on the 11th. Police announced the designation on the 15th.
- Where
- Asia Mart in Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province.
- Why
- To respond proactively to crime and other social risks and help foreign residents live safely.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The center held an opening ceremony and began operating.
Gimhae Western Police Station announced that Asia Mart had been designated as the center.
- Center location
- Asia Mart, Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae
- Operator
- Gimhae Western Police Station
- Emergency call support
- 112
- Foreign-resident population
- Gimhae has the largest foreign-resident population among South Gyeongsang Province’s 18 cities and counties
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What people are saying
This project is an effort to establish points of cooperation on public safety throughout the community and to identify and block crime risks early on at the scene.
We will continue our field-oriented public safety activities to make Gimhae a place where both Koreans and foreign residents can live with peace of mind.