Suwon Ranks 14th Nationally in Traffic Safety

Suwon's traffic safety index has been ranked in the upper tier among 77 cities nationwide.

The National Police Agency announced on the 12th the results of a traffic safety index survey conducted on 234 basic municipal governments across the nation.

The traffic safety index is calculated by determining the accident occurrence rate and fatality rate relative to baseline data affecting traffic accidents, such as population, registered vehicles, and road length, to numerically represent the level of traffic safety. An average index below 100 indicates high traffic safety, while an index above 100 indicates lower safety.

Suwon's traffic safety index stood at 86.06, ranking 14th and indicating relatively high traffic safety.

Among cities in the Capital Region, Anyang (65.08) secured first place, followed by Gunpo (70.86) and Gwacheon (85.68).

Among the 77 cities, Gyeryong was found to have the highest traffic safety with an index of 47.02. Among 69 districts and counties in special and metropolitan cities, Seoul's Dobong-gu ranked first.

In the evaluation by 16 metropolitan regions, Ulsan (78.1), Seoul (80.4), and Jeju (81.0) ranked first through third, while South Chungcheong (141.8), North Gyeongsang (140.5), and South Jeolla (140.3) were surveyed as the lowest.

Among county-level regions, excluding island areas Ongjin County and Ulleung County, Sunchang County in South Jeolla Province had the highest traffic safety index at 41.66, while Chilgok County in North Gyeongsang Province recorded the lowest traffic safety index.