Crime & Justice Statistics in South Korea

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Homicides per 100,000 people

0.48−3.8% vs 2022

Military spending, % of GDP

2.8%0.0 pp vs 2022

Homicide rate per 100,000 people

0.7−12.5% vs 2020

Social unrest index

10.0% vs 03/2017

Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants

0.6−14.3% vs 2021

Not feeling safe at night

18.1%0.0 pp vs 2024

All Crime & Justice datasets for South Korea (40)

Dataset	Source
Fatalities OECD	OECD	+1.1%
Civic engagement - Regions OECD	OECD	–
Age limits on-premise service WHO	WHO	0%
Penalties for drink driving, repeated offense WHO	WHO	0%
Current well-being OECD	OECD	−14.3%
Current well-being by age OECD	OECD	0%
Current well-being by education level OECD	OECD	0%
Current well-being by sex OECD	OECD	−14.3%
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes OECD	OECD	−1%
Transport safety indicators OECD	OECD	0%
Reported Social Unrest Index (RSUI) IMF	IMF	0%
Trust, security and dignity - government at a glance indicators, 2025 edition OECD	OECD	−31.8%
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 15-49) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 20-24) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 20-24) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 25-29) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 25-29) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 30-34) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 30-34) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 35-44) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 35-44) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 45-54) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 45-54) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 55-64) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 55-64) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 65+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 65+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Bribery incidence (% of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	–
Firms that use a third party to resolve commercial disputes (% of firms) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	–
Informal payments to public officials (% of firms) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−89.7%
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+362.8%
Armed forces personnel, total World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−7.2%
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−6.5%
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+52.8%
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+33.3%
Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−6.9%
Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	0%
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−3.8%
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population WHO	WHO	−12.5%

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