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# Safest cities in South Korea by recorded crime

South Korean cities ranked by recorded incidents per 100,000 residents.

- Canonical: /reports/south-korea-safest-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-09-16

## Answers

### 의왕시, South Korea

2,014 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 노원구, South Korea

2,080 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 도봉구, South Korea

2,131 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 성북구, South Korea

2,171 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 완주군, South Korea

2,188 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 세종특별자치시, South Korea

2,226 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 안양시, South Korea

2,256 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 강동구, South Korea

2,258 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 달성군, South Korea

2,286 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### buggu, South Korea

2,330 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 용인시, South Korea

2,339 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 양천구, South Korea

2,343 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 남양주시, South Korea

2,343 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### junggu, South Korea

2,355 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 은평구, South Korea

2,363 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 광명시, South Korea

2,385 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 양주시, South Korea

2,390 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 연수구, South Korea

2,414 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 동작구, South Korea

2,423 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 서대문구, South Korea

2,486 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 군포시, South Korea

2,515 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 고양시, South Korea

2,515 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 홍성군, South Korea

2,565 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 정읍시, South Korea

2,575 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 유성구, South Korea

2,597 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 안동시, South Korea

2,599 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 수성구, South Korea

2,630 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### buggu, South Korea

2,658 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### 김천시, South Korea

2,698 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

### donggu, South Korea

2,713 incidents per 100,000
- Source: https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do
- Checked: 2026-09-16

## Method

Every row is a published recorded incidents per 100,000 residents observation measured in incidents per 100,000, ranked lowest first. The values were observed in 2024. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

KR-Police-regional-crime-2024 — https://www.data.go.kr/data/3074462/fileData.do

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Safest cities in South Korea by recorded crime [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 73c7121665217eaa44639f211761bf63]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/south-korea-safest-cities/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_safest-cities-in-south-korea-by-recorded-crime_7146c646278b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Safest cities in South Korea by recorded crime},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {73c7121665217eaa44639f211761bf63},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/south-korea-safest-cities/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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## Boundary

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