Police applications for provisional stalking measures in Daejeon, Sejong and South Chungcheong rose 78.2% from 740 in 2023 to 1,319 last year, while the court approval rate fell from 89.2% to 81.1%. National approval rates for electronic monitoring applications were 32.6% in 2024, 37.2% last year and 34.7% in the first eight months of this year, while detention approvals declined from 40.9% to 22.8% over the same comparison period.
The report attributes the gap to police prioritizing victim risk and courts weighing restrictions on basic rights before a conviction, with an expert calling for stronger risk explanations by police and better judicial training on relationship-based crimes.