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| Citizens look at t-shirts calling for awareness of domestic violence displayed in a campaign to prevent the crime at Cheonggye Stream, central Seoul, in this undated photo. / Yonhap |
By Kim Bo-eun
Domestic violence during Korean traditional holidays is rising, data shows.
According to information from the National Police Agency submitted to lawmaker Lee No-keun, of the ruling Saenuri Party, Wednesday, an average of 3,000 to 4,000 cases were reported during holidays such as Seol and Chuseok. This is an average of 700 to 900 cases a day.
During Chuseok in 2013, 3,855 cases were reported over the five-day holiday. In 2014, 4,506 cases were reported. During Seol in 2014, there were 3,138 cases over the four days.
The holidays had a daily average of 771, 784 and 912 cases, indicating a rise in domestic violence during traditional holidays.
Of the 7,698 reports last Seol and Chuseok, 1,343 cases were filed between 10 p.m. and midnight (17.4 percent), 1,223 cases between midnight and 2 p.m. (15.9 percent), 1,029 between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m (13.4 percent) and 205 between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. (2.7 percent).
"Domestic violence is clearly a crime," Lee said in the report. "Conflict of opinion among family members during traditional holidays should be solved based on conversations."
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