Suwon Special City = 'A City Where Women Can Live with Peace of Mind'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City is pursuing comprehensive women's safety and peace of mind policies that encompass prevention of crime and violence, response, and victim protection and support to create 'a city where women can live with peace of mind.'

To this end, the 'women's peace of mind package support project' will enhance effectiveness by reflecting citizens' opinions, and unmanned safety delivery storage boxes will be completely replaced to strengthen service stability. A constant management system for illegal filming prevention in public spaces has also been established.

Furthermore, a 'women's violence prevention project implementation plan' has been formulated to prevent violence and ensure swift and substantive protection and support for victims.

The core of Suwon City's women's safety and peace of mind policies this year is to strengthen safety in women's daily lives overall, based on a system encompassing prevention, response, and victim protection and support.

Creating Safe Living Environments and Women's Peace of Mind Package for Crisis Preparedness

The women's peace of mind package support project provides crime victims with household registration in Suwon City, single women, single-parent families (mother-child or father-child), and female households with 'women's peace of mind packages' including smart doorbells, smart home cameras, door opening sensors, and portable emergency bells. Satisfaction and preference surveys were conducted targeting women and citizens using the women's peace of mind package, and items were selected reflecting citizens' opinions.

The portable emergency bell is designed so that pressing a button during emergency automatically transmits information to the contact information of up to five pre-registered guardians and simultaneously reports to 112. It is a device designed to lead to swift rescue in actual crisis situations, going beyond crime prevention.

This year, support will be provided to 99 households. Applications can be made from April 20 to May 1 through the Saebittokktok and Gyeonggi Civil Service 24 website (https://gg24.gg.go.kr). You may also apply in person at the Department of Women's Policy at the Annex of Suwon City Hall (241 Hyowon-ro, Paldal-gu). Priority support is provided to crime victims of stalking, dating violence, residential invasion, etc. (regardless of single-person household status), low-income single women (basic livelihood recipients or nearly indigent), single-parent families (mother-child or father-child), and female households.

Completely Replacing Unmanned Safety Delivery Storage Boxes, Utilizing as Citizen Communication Platform

Outdated unmanned safety delivery storage boxes will be completely replaced with latest equipment. Since 2017, Suwon City has operated unmanned safety delivery storage boxes at 14 locations including neighborhood administrative welfare centers to prevent crimes that may occur during package delivery and enable citizens to use delivery services safely through non-face-to-face methods.

The unmanned safety delivery storage boxes are operated in residential areas where non-face-to-face delivery conditions are relatively weak, such as multi-unit housing and one-room apartment concentrated areas.

This year, all outdated delivery storage boxes installed at 14 locations will be replaced with latest equipment. Some delivery storage boxes with high foot traffic and high usage rates will introduce video content transmission functions to be utilized as communication platforms for delivering city news and policy information.

Establishing Constant Management System for Illegal Filming Prevention in Cooperation with Senior Employment Project

To counter digital sexual crimes, Suwon City is also establishing a constant management system for illegal filming prevention. In cooperation with the senior employment project, Suwon City continuously conducts illegal filming prevention inspection activities, focusing on public restrooms and open restrooms.

Senior employment project participants operate a constant inspection system, inspecting sites using professional detection equipment three times a week for three hours a day to prevent illegal filming. This reduces citizens' anxiety over illegal filming and realizes social value through senior job creation.

When digital sexual crimes occur, counseling support will be provided to victims, and in cooperation with the 'Digital Sexual Crime Victims One-Stop Support Center,' the city plans to actively respond to ensure swift substantive victim protection measures such as video deletion and diffusion response.

Formulating 'Women's Violence Prevention Project Implementation Plan' to Prevent Violence and Protect Victims

The city annually formulates and implements a 'women's violence prevention project implementation plan' containing contents encompassing violence prevention and victim protection and support.

This year, four strategic goals and ten implementation tasks have been established: △strengthening women's violence victim protection and support △strengthening the foundation for women's violence prevention policy implementation △strengthening response to workplace sexual harassment and sexual violence △women's violence prevention and awareness improvement.

In line with the Gender Equality and Family Ministry's policy direction, the city plans to strengthen substantive support for victims by operating a joint police and counseling center monitoring system for 'intimate partner violence victims.'

A city official stated, "The starting point of Suwon City's women's safety and peace of mind policies is to create 'a safe city where women can live with peace of mind, safe for all,'" and added, "We will establish a safety net that actually works in citizens' daily lives through safety and peace of mind policies that change citizens' lives."