Almost a year and a half ago, Seoul’s latest public safety pilot started. According to Korea JoongAng Daily and Chosun, Jungbu Police Station then installed a life-size 3D hologram-style police officer display at Jeo-dong 3 Park in October 2024 to make police presence more visible in an area linked to recurring disorder and crime concerns. The display reportedly appears nightly from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and warns visitors that the park is under CCTV surveillance and that police can respond quickly. In July 2025, local reports said police attributed a roughly 22% decline in incidents across Korea’s five major crime categories, commonly listed as murder, robbery, sexual assault, theft, and violence, to the eight months following installation, compared with the same period a year earlier. That is the most attention-grabbing number here. Based on the reporting reviewed, this is a police-stated outcome, not an independently published study.…