A new nightly presence has made its home in Seoul to deter would-be criminals. Every two minutes between 7 and 10 pm, a hologram police officer alerts pedestrians that Jeodong Park is being monitored via CCTV, and that police are nearby to respond to any incidents. Modeled after a real person, the hologram stands about five and a half feet tall, and illuminates the park each night to make sure the area’s many bar patrons know police aren’t far.
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The hologram officer was created by South Korean tech company Hologrammica, and police say that the technology has been an effective deterrent, telling Korean publication E-Daily that crime in the area is down 22% since the hologram’s installation.
“Although it was clear upon closer inspection that the person wasn’t a real person, the mere perception of police presence had a significant deterrent effect,” Seoul police said in a statement.
