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Seoul Police Step up Crowd Safety Measures for Halloween

Summary by The Korea Times
Police will step up crowd safety measures in major nightlife districts across Seoul for Halloween festivities next week, officials said Friday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said it will operate a special safety management period from Friday to Nov. 1. During this period, 4,594 police personnel — including 30 riot police units, 120 regional patrol teams, 120 special task force members, 99 detectives and 765 traffic police — will be…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoon Min-hyeok = The Gwanak Police Station in Seoul plans to deploy 1.5 times the usual level of police force in the areas around Sillim Station and Sharosu-gil during the Halloween weekend...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Ahead of Halloween (the 31st), the police are concentrating forces in major bustling areas of Seoul, such as Itaewon and Hongdae, to manage crowds. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that it will operate a special Halloween countermeasures period from the 23rd to the 1st of next month. On the previous day, on-site inspections and consultations on countermeasures were held with relevant agencies, including the Yongsan District Office.…

The police are concentrating their forces in areas expected to be crowded ahead of Halloween.

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asiae.co.kr broke the news on Friday, October 23, 2026.
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