South Korea lets stalking victims track stalkers
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In South Korea, authorities now allow stalking victims to track their stalkers through a new system.
The government first addressed a growing stalking problem in 2021 by creating a specific legal offense for it, and then simplified prosecution in 2023. Despite these measures, reported cases of persistent stalking tripled over the past four years. In 2025, police registered approximately 45,000 stalking reports.
The new system uses an application that alerts victims and displays the stalker’s location when they come within a two-kilometer radius. Initial responses to the application have been mixed, though the article does not detail the nature of the reactions. The government created the legal framework for tracking stalkers over the course of four years, responding to an increase in reported incidents.
