English III
According to the Korean National Police Agency, there were 1,778,966 crime incidents in 2014, or 3,528 incidents per 100,000 persons. The four major crime categories are as follows: violent (heinous) crimes including murder, burglary, arson, and sexual crimes; property crimes including theft and fraud; less violent crimes including ones using weapons or violence; and traf c crimes including speeding, driving under the influence, and illegal park- ing. By region, Gyeonggi-do had the highest number of crimes (404,390 incidents), followed by Seoul (355,991 incidents) and Bu- san (133,755 incidents). However, on a per population (per 100,000 persons) basis, a different picture emerges: Jeju (5,379 incidents) has the highest number of crimes per 100,000 persons, followed by Daegu (3,893 incidents) and Ulsan (3,617 incidents).
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