Korean crime victim survey in 2020

Abstract

This Trends & Policies in Criminal Justice (TPCJ) report outlines the findings on crime victimization, vulnerability factors, and public perception toward crimes as shown in Korean Crime Victim Survey in 2020 published by the Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice (KICJ). In 2020, the number of violent crime victims reached a new height since 2012, whereas victimizations by property crimes continued its downward trajectory from previous years. Women were found more likely to be victimized across all types of crime. Ineffective police activities and the absence of official social control were identified as factors exacerbating vulnerability to crimes. Most of the surveyed crime victims were satisfied with how they were treated by the police. However, among victims of property crimes, the number of respondents satisfied with policing did not greatly differ from that of dissatisfied respondents.