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Crime in South Korea

Shootings and assaults reported by local news and official channels, collected from public sources and shown with their number of independent sources and a confidence score. These are counts of reports, not official crime statistics.

What is counted: Shooting, Assault.

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Live counts

2Last 24 hours
15Last 7 days
15Last 30 days
15Recorded in total

Last alert:

30-day snapshot

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Busiest day: 2026-10-23 (6)

By type

Assault14
Shooting1

Cities with the most alerts

Incheon (7)
Seoul (3)
Ansan-si (1)
Daegu (1)
Gwangju (1)
Hwaseong-si (1)
Seongnam-si (1)

Recent alerts

alertsTypeLast seensourcesconfidence
Ministry of Justice downgrades Incheon knife attack suspect Choi Chung-rak from 'high risk' to 'focused' - Yonhap News · IncheonAssault457/100 verified
Foreigners in Hwaseong City are increasingly making illegal calls... A taxi driver who was blocking the road was assaulted - Yonhap News · Hwaseong-siAssault145/100 verified
Five days after the stabbing rampage... A man in his 50s was arrested for wandering around Incheon holding a knife in both hands and saying "I'm going to stab you" - News 1 · IncheonAssault223/100 unverified
‘Incheon knife rampage’ Choi Chung-rak, sent to arrest today… “Falls below psychopath standards” - JTBC News · IncheonAssault753/100 verified
Seoul police deploys 4,594 people to manage Halloween crowds... Strengthening patrols to prevent knife attacks - Police TV · SeoulAssault223/100 unverified
Riots in store with weapons due to dispute over rent... Gwangju woman in her 50s arrested - Newsis · GwangjuAssault215/100 unverified
[Breaking News] A daughter in her 30s stabs her father with a weapon in Seoul... Criminal arrested red-handed - Munhwa Ilbo · SeoulAssault650/100 verified
Incheon stabbing suspect tests negative for psychopathy · IncheonAssault1353/100 verified
Victim of Incheon knife attack still unconscious... Victim's friend petitions for severe punishment - News 1 · IncheonAssault439/100 verified
SNT Motiv participates in the 2026 International Security Industry Exhibition... Special mission firearms introduced - News 1 · Ansan-siShooting331/100 verified
Incheon stabbing victim remains unconscious for a week... 15,000 people petition for “severe punishment” - Joongang Shinmun · IncheonAssault339/100 verified
South Korea Stabbing - Chronicle-Tribune · SeoulAssault1953/100 verified
Did South Korean authorities have chance to stop Incheon knife attacker? - Asia News Network · IncheonAssault1253/100 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 · DaeguAssault653/100 verified
A woman in her 60s who was receiving personal protection in Seongnam was stabbed by her ex-husband - Incheon Ilbo · Seongnam-siAssault439/100 verified

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