These statistics show the status of cyber fraud occurrences and arrests compiled by the National Police Agency from 2017 to 2024. Direct transaction fraud accounts for the largest proportion each year, with a total of 100,539 cases in 2024, a significant increase from the previous year. In particular, new types of fraud, including cyber investment fraud (12,851 cases) and entertainment fraud (2,253 cases), emerged on a large scale in 2024. In terms of arrest rates, game fraud (68.7%) and direct transaction fraud (62.0%) showed relatively high arrest rates, while new types of fraud, such as cyber investment fraud (30.3%) and entertainment fraud (20.9%), showed relatively low arrest rates. This suggests the urgency of responding to and investigating new types of crime. \Until 2023, the categories included direct transaction fraud, shopping mall fraud, game fraud, and email trade fraud, and from 2024, new categories such as entertainment fraud (new) and cyber investment fraud (new) were added.
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These statistics show the status of cyber fraud occurrences and arrests compiled by the National Police Agency from 2017 to 2024. Direct transaction fraud accounts for the largest proportion each year, with a total of 100,539 cases in 2024, a significant increase from the previous year. In particular, new types of fraud, including cyber investment fraud (12,851 cases) and entertainment fraud (2,253 cases), emerged on a large scale in 2024. In terms of arrest rates, game fraud (68.7%) and direct transaction fraud (62.0%) showed relatively high arrest rates, while new types of fraud, such as cyber investment fraud (30.3%) and entertainment fraud (20.9%), showed relatively low arrest rates. This suggests the urgency of responding to and investigating new types of crime. \Until 2023, the categories included direct transaction fraud, shopping mall fraud, game fraud, and email trade fraud, and from 2024, new categories such as entertainment fraud (new) and cyber investment fraud (new) were added.
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These statistics show the status of cyber fraud occurrences and arrests compiled by the National Police Agency from 2017 to 2024. Direct transaction fraud accounts for the largest proportion each year, with a total of 100,539 cases in 2024, a significant increase from the previous year. In particular, new types of fraud, including cyber investment fraud (12,851 cases) and entertainment fraud (2,253 cases), emerged on a large scale in 2024. In terms of arrest rates, game fraud (68.7%) and direct transaction fraud (62.0%) showed relatively high arrest rates, while new types of fraud, such as cyber investment fraud (30.3%) and entertainment fraud (20.9%), showed relatively low arrest rates. This suggests the urgency of responding to and investigating new types of crime. \Until 2023, the categories included direct transaction fraud, shopping mall fraud, game fraud, and email trade fraud, and from 2024, new categories such as entertainment fraud (new) and cyber investment fraud (new) were added.
The Public Data Utilization Support Center automatically converts and provides open-format file data of three or more steps open to public data portals into open APIs (RestAPI-based JSON/XML).
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Explanation
These statistics show the status of cyber fraud occurrences and arrests compiled by the National Police Agency from 2017 to 2024. Direct transaction fraud accounts for the largest proportion each year, with a total of 100,539 cases in 2024, a significant increase from the previous year. In particular, new types of fraud, including cyber investment fraud (12,851 cases) and entertainment fraud (2,253 cases), emerged on a large scale in 2024. In terms of arrest rates, game fraud (68.7%) and direct transaction fraud (62.0%) showed relatively high arrest rates, while new types of fraud, such as cyber investment fraud (30.3%) and entertainment fraud (20.9%), showed relatively low arrest rates. This suggests the urgency of responding to and investigating new types of crime. \Until 2023, the categories included direct transaction fraud, shopping mall fraud, game fraud, and email trade fraud, and from 2024, new categories such as entertainment fraud (new) and cyber investment fraud (new) were added.