Is Dongdaemun District safe?

Dongdaemun District: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

What is the crime rate in Dongdaemun District?

Dongdaemun District: Weighted crime: 5,666 per 100,000 people (2025).

Recorded homicides in Dongdaemun District (2025): 6.

4Dongdaemun District

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in South Korea · 10/10 in the world

Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 5,666 per 100,000 people (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	1	0.3	0.5
Attempted murder and related offences	5	1.4	0.8
Attempts, plus preparing or conspiring to murder: no one died.
Sexual offences
Rape	27	7.8	9.9
Sexual assault by penetration	5	1.4	1.7
Indecent assault	87	25.1	30
Other rape and sexual assault	0	0	0.3
Violence
Assault causing injury	69	19.9	32.8
Assault	751	216.9	218.9
False imprisonment	9	2.6	1.8
Threats	145	41.9	50.3
Abduction	3	0.9	0.8
Group or armed violence	19	5.5	9.8
Robbery
Robbery	3	0.9	0.9
Extortion	25	7.2	8.2
Theft and burglary
Theft	1,494	431.5	330.6
Drugs
Drug offences	70	20.2	22.1
Damage and public order
Arson	10	2.9	1.8
Criminal damage	273	78.8	83.3
Other
Fraud	3,043	878.9	826

Source: Korean National Police Agency, updated 28 October 2026.

Is Dongdaemun District safe?: Dongdaemun District: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 229 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Dongdaemun District?: Dongdaemun District: Weighted crime: 5,666 per 100,000 people (2025).
How many murders are there in Dongdaemun District?: Recorded homicides in Dongdaemun District (2025): 6.