Three out of 10 South Koreans feel that society is unsafe, according to a survey released by the Ministry of Public Safety and Security this week. But nearly an equal number, or 33.5 percent, of respondents said they felt safe, the highest since the biannual survey was first conducted in July 2013. The level of safety felt by Koreans had dipped to 23.9 percent in the first half of 2014, following the Sewol ferry sinking disaster that occurred in April of that year, killing 304.

The ministry also released the numbers of deaths from major accidents. A total of 6,446 people were victims of major accidental deaths last year, a 9 percent decrease from 7,076 in 2014.