Incidents involving Koreans in 10 nations under travel advisory rise 50%: data

Accidents and incidents involving Korean nationals in 10 countries under Seoul’s travel advisories rose to 4,016 in 2025, up 48.3 percent from 2024. The countries were Russia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cambodia, Thailand, China, El Salvador, Mexico, Lebanon, Iran and Laos. Cases of losing contact, kidnapping and confinement, and suspected missing all increased. Cambodia accounted for 43.5 percent of the total year-on-year increase among the 10 countries, while a dedicated police unit there rescued eight Koreans and nabbed 107 people in a joint scam-crime crackdown.

Cases of losing contact rose to 617 in 2025 from 248 the previous year.

Kidnapping and confinement cases more than doubled to 553 in 2025 from 246 in 2024.

Cases of suspected missing increased nearly fivefold to 188 in 2025.

In China, incidents involving Koreans rose to 1,580 from 1,133 the previous year.

Cambodia’s Korea desk, a police unit dedicated to crimes involving Koreans, launched in November 2024 to address crimes such as online scams.

Published Oct 25, 2026 2:33 pm KST

Korean criminal suspects repatriated from Cambodia are taken to police vehicles after arriving at Incheon International Airport, Oct. 18, 2025. Joint Press Corps

The number of accidents and incidents involving Korean nationals in 10 major countries under Seoul's travel advisory rose nearly 50 percent in 2025 from the previous year, data showed Sunday.

In the 10 countries for which Seoul issued travel advisories the most over the past five years, the cases of accidents and incidents involving Korean nationals came to 4,016 in 2025, up 48.3 percent from 2024, according to the data from the foreign ministry and the National Police Agency to Rep. Kim Joon-hwan of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea.

The countries are Russia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cambodia, Thailand, China, El Salvador, Mexico, Lebanon, Iran and Laos.

Cases of losing contact saw the sharpest rise, increasing to 617 in 2025 from the previous year's 248, the data showed.

Kidnapping and confinement more than doubled to 553 last year from 246 in 2024. Cases of suspected missing jumped nearly five times to 188 in 2025.

By country, accidents and incidents involving Koreans increased the most in China, with such cases rising to 1,580 from the previous year's 1,133.

In Cambodia, such cases rose 569 to 917 last year, accounting for 43.5 percent of the total on-year increase among the 10 countries, the latest findings showed.

A police unit in Cambodia exclusively dedicated to crimes involving Koreans, known as the Korea desk, was launched last November in a bid to cope with rising crimes targeting Koreans, such as online scams. Eight Koreans have since been rescued and 107 nabbed in a joint crackdown on scam crimes in Cambodia.

2025年，韩国公民在首尔旅行警告所涵盖的10个国家发生的事故和事件增至4016起，比2024年增长48.3%。这10个国家分别是俄罗斯、刚果民主共和国、柬埔寨、泰国、中国、萨尔瓦多、墨西哥、黎巴嫩、伊朗和老挝。失联、绑架、非法拘禁和疑似失踪案件均有所增加。在10个国家中，柬埔寨的案件增幅占全年总数的43.5%。与此同时，柬埔寨警方的一个专门小组在一次联合打击诈骗犯罪的行动中解救了8名韩国公民，并抓获了107名嫌疑人。

2025 年，失联案件数量从上一年的 248 例上升至 617 例。

绑架和非法拘禁案件数量从 2024 年的 246 起增加到 2025 年的 553 起，翻了一番还多。

2025年，疑似失踪案件数量增加了近五倍，达到188起。

在中国，涉及韩国人的事件从上一年的 1133 起上升到 1580 起。

柬埔寨韩国事务处是一个专门处理涉及韩国人的犯罪案件的警察部门，于 2024 年 11 月成立，旨在解决网络诈骗等犯罪问题。

发布于2026年10月25日下午2:33（韩国标准时间）

2025年10月18日，从柬埔寨遣返的韩国犯罪嫌疑人在抵达仁川国际机场后被押上警车。（联合新闻社）

周日公布的数据显示，2025年韩国公民在首尔旅行警告所涵盖的10个主要国家发生的事故和事件数量比上一年增加了近50%。

根据韩国外交部和国家警察厅向执政党共同民主党议员金俊焕提供的数据，在过去五年中首尔发布旅行警告次数最多的 10 个国家中，2025 年涉及韩国国民的事故和事件数量将达到 4,016 起，比 2024 年增长 48.3%。

这些国家是俄罗斯、刚果民主共和国、柬埔寨、泰国、中国、萨尔瓦多、墨西哥、黎巴嫩、伊朗和老挝。

数据显示，失联案例增幅最大，从上一年的 248 例增加到 2025 年的 617 例。

绑架和非法拘禁案件数量从 2024 年的 246 起增加到去年的 553 起，翻了一番还多。疑似失踪案件数量也增加了近五倍，到 2025 年的 188 起。

按国家划分，涉及韩国人的事故和事件在中国增幅最大，此类案件从上一年的 1133 起增加到 1580 起。

最新调查结果显示，去年柬埔寨此类病例从 569 例增加到 917 例，占 10 个国家/地区年度总增幅的 43.5%。

柬埔寨警方去年11月成立了一个专门负责处理涉及韩国人的犯罪案件的部门，称为“韩国事务处”，旨在应对针对韩国人的犯罪案件（例如网络诈骗）日益增多的情况。自成立以来，在柬埔寨开展的联合打击诈骗犯罪行动中，已有8名韩国人获救，107名韩国人被捕。