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2023 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

(3) Ticketing illegal betel nut vendors
In order to maintain traffic safety for vehicles and pedestrians, the NPA continues to demand

that all police departments sweep illegal betel nut vendors who occupy roads and sidewalks. In
2022, a total of 3,436 vendors were ticketed and fined.

(4) Seizing illegal electronic gambling and gaming machines

The NPA keeps cracking down on the electronic game arcade businesses which engaged in
gambling. In 2022, a total of 469 venues were raided and 1,789 machines were seized.

3. Ensuring Public Safety

(1) Major holidays security in 2022
The security program for major holidays in 2022 was implemented from January 24 to February 7,
2022. With a view to promoting stable social order, smooth traffic, and public reassurance, a total of

548,574 police officers, 81,092 volunteer police and neighborhood watch members were mobilized.

(2) Hotspot policing with CCTV

The maintenance of Closed-Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV)and the utilization of its data
recorded coupling with the“Plan for Installment and maintenance of CCTV cameras at Crime
Hotspots” have a significant effect on crime prevention. There were 202,445 security cameras in-

stalled by the end of 2022; the uptime reached up to 97.95%.

(3) Election Security

The “2022 Local Civil Servants Election and Constitutional Amendment Referendum” took place
on November 26, 2022. The vote counting was completed on the same day. Since this was the
biggest local election in Taiwan, there were numerous campaign offices and large-scale pro-
motional activities, which made the police’s work more challenging and complex. The NPA had

carefully planned and implemented various security measures to effectively achieve the goals
of establishing a safe environment beforehand, cracking down strictly on vote-buying, ensuring
smooth vote casting and counting, and maintaining societal harmony after the election.

In addition, the NPA successfully achieved its mission to secure public safety during the “11th
Chiayi City Mayor Reelection,” “Taichung’s 2nd constituency Legislator By-Election,” “Taipei’s
5th constituency Legislator Recall,” and the “Taipei’s 3rd constituency Legislator By-Election.”

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