Head Office
Korean National Police Agency
97, Tongil-ro,
Seodaemun-gu,
Seoul 03739, Korea
Support
Phone: 112 (report crime)
Phone: 119 (report fire/accidents)
Phone: 118 (cyber complaints)
Phone: 182 (local police agencies)
Phone: 1330 / 1345 (foreign tourist information)
Phone: 02-2299-1282 (lost & found center)
Email: cnqa100@police.go.kr (lost and found desk)
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Aboutย Korean National Police Agency
The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) is the chief law enforcement agency in South Korea established in the year 1991. Headed by the Commissioner General, the police force is responsible to the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs. The Korean National Police, headquartered at Seodaemun, Seoul, oversees 1 deputy department, 8 bureaus, 9 director generals and 32 divisions. It further commands 17 regional National Police agencies under which comes more than 250 police stations and 1470 sub-police stations. The important local agencies are spread across Seoul, Susan, Daegu, Incheon, Daejeon, Gwangju, Ulsan, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam and Jeju. Police personnel and eligible personnel are trained at the National Police College, Police Comprehensive Academy and Central Police Training School.
The affairs of the National Police Agency are distributed among the key divisions such as the Police Administration Bureau, Crime Prevention Bureau, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Intelligence Bureau, National Security Bureau and Provincial Police Agency. Together they work to maintain the security of the people and ensure laws of the country are maintained.
If you have a complaint or feedback, you can now file a petition with the e-people service online. The e-people can be used to get clarity on the laws and procedures; to comment on the government policies or their operations; and report unfair treatment. The tool was launched to aid overseas Koreans and foreigners living in Korea. You can also visit nearest police station to report crime or request assistance. The websites of police agencies are useful to locate a station, report an incident or traffic-related complaints.ย For more information or queries on police stations, reporting crime, traffic accidents, cyber crime, or others, reach the Korean National Police Agency support.
