According to data from the South Korean police, the number of underage child theft cases in South Korea has increased by about 76% in the past 4 years. Police and experts believe this trend is linked to a surge in the number of unmanned stores. According to a report by South Korea's “Joongang Ilbo” on the 11th, statistics from the Korean National Police Agency show that in 2021, there were 5,733 cases of theft involving minors aged 10 to 14, and last year it reached 10,110, an increase of 76.3%. Meanwhile, the number of unmanned store thefts has more than doubled, from 3,514 in 2021 to 11015 in 2025.
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According to data from the South Korean police, the number of underage child theft cases in South Korea has increased by about 76% in the past 4 years. Police and experts believe this trend is linked to a surge in the number of unmanned stores. According to a report by South Korea's “Joongang Ilbo” on the 11th, statistics from the Korean National Police Agency show that in 2021, there were 5,733 cases of theft involving minors aged 10 to 14, and last year it reached 10,110, an increase of 76.3%. Meanwhile, the number of unmanned store thefts has more than doubled, from 3,514 in 2021 to 11015 in 2025.
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