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Live counts 12 Last 24 hours
40 Last 7 days
40 Last 30 days
40 Recorded in total
Last alert: 2026-10-23 06:53 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-23 09:34 UTC
30-day snapshot 2026-09-24: 0 2026-09-25: 0 2026-09-26: 0 2026-09-27: 0 2026-09-28: 0 2026-09-29: 0 2026-09-30: 0 2026-10-01: 0 2026-10-02: 0 2026-10-03: 0 2026-10-04: 0 2026-10-05: 0 2026-10-06: 0 2026-10-07: 0 2026-10-08: 0 2026-10-09: 0 2026-10-10: 0 2026-10-11: 0 2026-10-12: 0 2026-10-13: 0 2026-10-14: 0 2026-10-15: 0 2026-10-16: 0 2026-10-17: 0 2026-10-18: 0 2026-10-19: 10 2026-10-20: 4 2026-10-21: 8 2026-10-22: 9 2026-10-23: 9 Busiest day: 2026-10-19 (10)
By type Gathering 26 Assault 11 Violent protest 2 Shooting 1
Cities with the most alerts Seoul (7)Incheon (7)Busan (7)Gwangju (4)Chinju (3)Daegu (3)Sejong (2)Daejeon (2)Mokpo (1)Seongnam-si (1)Ansan-si (1)Cheonan (1)Santyoku (1)
Recent alerts alerts Type Last seen sources confidence ‘Incheon knife rampage’ Choi Chung-rak, sent to arrest today… “Falls below psychopath standards” - JTBC News · Incheon Assault 2026-10-23 06:53 7 63/100 verified 'Dramatic agreement just before strike' Busan subway hires 35 people, raises wages by 3.5% - Pressian · Busan Gathering 2026-10-23 05:32 2 25/100 unverified Busan Transportation Corporation labor and management reach a tentative agreement just before the strike... Urban railway operation normal - Kukje Newspaper · Busan Gathering 2026-10-23 05:24 3 41/100 verified Seoul police deploys 4,594 people to manage Halloween crowds... Strengthening patrols to prevent knife attacks - Police TV · Seoul Assault 2026-10-23 04:10 2 33/100 unverified Incheon Airport subsidiary union goes on warning strike… Establishment of airport emergency response system - Yonhap News · Incheon Gathering 2026-10-23 04:03 6 63/100 verified Pointing out the light and dark side of Korea's semiconductor market -> Explosion and optical illusion of $61.6 billion in exports => Reflective profits exploded from Micron strike >> Turning point for Samsung Electronics and Hynix > The flip side of the 555 trillion won operating profit bomb forecast = Realistic calculation of sweeping 80% of memory - Daily Money · Seoul Gathering 2026-10-23 03:32 2 33/100 unverified Riots in store with weapons due to dispute over rent... Gwangju woman in her 50s arrested - Newsis · Gwangju Assault 2026-10-23 01:00 2 21/100 unverified [Breaking News] A daughter in her 30s stabs her father with a weapon in Seoul... Criminal arrested red-handed - Munhwa Ilbo · Seoul Assault 2026-10-23 00:50 6 56/100 verified [Busan News] Emergency transportation measures prepared for urban rail strike, etc. - Seoul Finance · Busan Gathering 2026-10-23 00:36 93 66/100 verified Busan subway strike withdrawn... Last-minute negotiations between labor and management concluded, normal operation on the 23rd - Single List · Busan Gathering 2026-10-22 22:36 4 34/100 verified Busan subway labor and management conclude additional negotiations at the last minute... Strike crisis passed - Busan Ilbo · Busan Gathering 2026-10-22 15:10 3 23/100 verified The Jinju construction industry also held a one-person protest in Sejong... Call for relocation of public institutions - https://www.newsphere.kr/ · Sejong Gathering 2026-10-22 09:58 4 39/100 verified Ahead of the Public Administration and Security Commission's National Assembly inspection, rallies gather near the Gwangju City Hall - Yonhap News · Gwangju Gathering 2026-10-22 09:27 5 53/100 verified Daejeon Bread Festival ends early, 'aftereffects'... Promises to 'prevent recurrence' in response to companies' protests - Chungcheong Metro · Daejeon Gathering 2026-10-22 09:12 2 23/100 unverified Seoul National University Hospital union strike countdown - Newsis · Seoul Gathering 2026-10-22 08:45 2 23/100 unverified Incheon stabbing suspect tests negative for psychopathy · Incheon Assault 2026-10-22 08:40 13 53/100 verified Samcheok citizens protest in Seoul for "cancellation of Taekbaek smart livestock complex" - Newsis · Santyoku Gathering 2026-10-22 06:05 2 49/100 verified Busan Transportation Corporation enters emergency operation system in preparation for union strike - Segye Ilbo · Busan Gathering 2026-10-22 05:41 2 23/100 unverified North Korea may deploy additional strike systems along border with South Korea - Apa.az · Seoul Gathering 2026-10-21 16:15 16 53/100 verified Cheonan City Council, Construction and Urban Affairs Committee intensively inspected 11 major project sites for two days - M News · Cheonan Gathering 2026-10-21 09:16 5 39/100 verified Ministry of Climate Change announces legislation to expand resident participation in power grid... Rally continues in Daejeon - Jungdo Ilbo · Daejeon Gathering 2026-10-21 08:47 2 23/100 unverified Gwangju Queer Culture Festival held on the 24th in Geumnam-ro... Conservative groups also hold protests - News 1 · Gwangju Gathering 2026-10-21 08:14 2 23/100 unverified Victim of Incheon knife attack still unconscious... Victim's friend petitions for severe punishment - News 1 · Incheon Assault 2026-10-21 07:33 4 39/100 verified SNT Motiv participates in the 2026 International Security Industry Exhibition... Special mission firearms introduced - News 1 · Ansan-si Shooting 2026-10-21 06:47 3 31/100 verified Daegu District Court overturns ‘May 18 Riot’ conviction → acquittal… National Assembly inspection criticized - Hankyoreh · Daegu Violent protest 2026-10-21 04:52 6 39/100 verified Jinju City Architectural Society participates in relay one-person demonstration for ‘Completion of Innovation City’ - Citizen Ilbo · Chinju Gathering 2026-10-21 00:31 2 23/100 unverified Incheon stabbing victim remains unconscious for a week... 15,000 people petition for “severe punishment” - Joongang Shinmun · Incheon Assault 2026-10-20 11:42 3 39/100 verified "'May 18 Riot' claim, not guilty if only Daegu comes?... Judgment must be in line with public common sense" - News 1 · Daegu Violent protest 2026-10-20 10:13 11 53/100 verified Jinju City Architectural Society participates in relay one-person demonstration for ‘Completion of Innovation City’ - Naoe Ilbo · Chinju Gathering 2026-10-20 09:56 5 39/100 verified Representative Park Soo-young holds a one-person protest in front of Busan City Hall in response to the cancellation of Pompidou... Civic groups fight back... Police surround and block action at a moment's notice - Munhwa Ilbo · Busan Gathering 2026-10-20 00:40 14 53/100 verified South Korea Stabbing - Chronicle-Tribune · Seoul Assault 2026-10-19 11:17 19 53/100 verified Sol's camp resists the rain after three weeks of housing protest - Infobae · Seoul Gathering 2026-10-19 11:07 27 62/100 verified The first outdoor meeting of the ‘2027 80 Million Peoples Evangelization Crusade’ held in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do: Church of Christ - Christian Today · Gwangju Gathering 2026-10-19 10:56 3 31/100 verified Jinju City forestry and garden-related organizations join the one-person protest to ‘complete the innovation city’ - Citizen Ilbo · Chinju Gathering 2026-10-19 10:27 6 39/100 verified Did South Korean authorities have chance to stop Incheon knife attacker? - Asia News Network · Incheon Assault 2026-10-19 10:03 12 53/100 verified Emergency arrest of a man in his 40s who followed a person he saw in Daegu with a weapon for the first time - Yonhap News · Daegu Assault 2026-10-19 08:26 6 53/100 verified Incheon City Council is going to learn about 'urban regeneration' Spain and Portugal are protesting against 'soaring housing prices' - Incheon Today · Incheon Gathering 2026-10-19 08:17 2 23/100 unverified A woman in her 60s who was receiving personal protection in Seongnam was stabbed by her ex-husband - Incheon Ilbo · Seongnam-si Assault 2026-10-19 08:05 4 39/100 verified Jinju Innovation City heads to Sejong with ‘3 major issues’… Bicycle Association President Relay Protest - https://www.newsphere.kr/ · Sejong Gathering 2026-10-19 06:29 2 23/100 unverified Complaints poured in over school trip changes... One-person teacher union protests over response to Mokpo Office of Education - Confucian Newspaper · Mokpo Gathering 2026-10-19 00:07 2 23/100 unverified
Frequently asked questions Are there protests, strikes or incidents in South Korea today? In the last 24 hours alerts.live shows 12 alerts in South Korea; in the last 7 days 40; in the last 30 days 40. Counts update about every 10 minutes from public news and official open-data sources.
What kinds of incidents are tracked in South Korea? alerts.live tracks assaults, clashes, shootings, closures and gatherings (protests, strikes, marches). Last 30 days in South Korea: Gathering 26, Assault 11, Violent protest 2, Shooting 1.
Where does the information for South Korea come from? Alerts are detected automatically in news articles and official feeds, and every alert links to its original articles. 186 distinct sources are linked for South Korea (yna.co.kr, news1.kr, mobile.newsis.com, newsis.com, hani.co.kr).
How reliable are these alerts? Each alert has a confidence score from 0 to 100 that rises with independent sources and official confirmation. In South Korea over the last 30 days the average is 39/100 and 27 of 40 alerts are verified. See the methodology page for how it is computed.
Is this a safety score for South Korea? No. alerts.live is descriptive: it counts and maps reported events and does not rate how safe a place is. Always follow local authorities and official guidance.
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Sources yna.co.kr (13) · news1.kr (10) · mobile.newsis.com (9) · newsis.com (8) · hani.co.kr (6) · pressian.com (5) · mobile.busan.com (5) · newspim.com (4) · munhwa.com (4) · m.segye.com (4) · khan.co.kr (4) · incheontoday.com (4)
Descriptive, not a safety score. alerts.live counts and maps events reported by public sources. It does not rate how safe a place is. Informational only, not official: follow local authorities.