It has been found that more than 2,000 crimes occur each year in the Seoul subway system.
Sex-related crimes, such as illegal filming, were the most common.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's subway police unit announced that a total of 5,284 crimes occurred in Seoul subways from 2020 to last month.
By type of crime, sex-related crime was the most common at 33%, followed by theft at 26%.
When looking at the number of crimes by route, Line 2 had the highest number of crimes, followed by Line 5, Line 7, and Line 4.
Seoul Transportation Corporation explained that 'criminal methods are also evolving day by day,' and 'there were some cases where they were caught illegally filming by attaching a small camera that was modified directly to shoes.'
In response, he said that they are strengthening the crackdown by intensively deploying subway sheriffs at Gangnam Station and Sadang Station, which are areas where crime is frequent.
The KAC requested that 'when you witness a criminal act, report it to the police or call the subway sheriff using the 'Another Subway' app.