- 938 accidents occurred over 5 years from 2020... 26 deaths

In the recent 5 years, it has been revealed that Jeonju City has the highest number of fatalities in drunk driving accidents nationwide.

According to the data submitted by Representative Han Byeong-do of the Democratic Party to the National Police Agency on the 3rd, a total of 71,279 drunk driving accidents occurred nationwide from 2020 to 2024, resulting in 1,004 deaths and 113,715 injuries.

Among the 229 local governments nationwide, Suwon City had the highest number of drunk driving accidents over the past 5 years, with 1,705 cases, followed by Cheongju City (1,590 cases), Cheonan City (1,489 cases), Gangnam-gu in Seoul (1,480 cases), Goyang City (1,407 cases), Pyeongtaek City (1,389 cases), Hwaseong City (1,370 cases), and Yongin City (1,310 cases).

Particularly, Jeonju City had the highest number of fatalities in drunk driving accidents.

Over the past 5 years, Jeonju City had 938 accidents, resulting in 26 deaths and 1,549 injuries. Following Jeonju were Changwon City (25 deaths), Goyang City (21 deaths), Seosan City (18 deaths), and Jeju City and Pocheon City (each with 17 deaths) in terms of the highest number of fatalities.