<P> Crystal Meth remains the most commonly used drug, accounting for most drug related arrests . Other drugs that are well known are club drugs such as ecstasy . These continue to grow in popularity among college students . However, methamphetamine continues to be the drug of choice for Koreans . </P> <P> In South Korea, murder is an uncommon, but serious, crime . Gangseo District and Yeongdeungpo Districts are the two most well - known areas where murders happen most often . In 2013, there were 21 murder cases in the Gangseo District and 11 murder cases in the Yeongdeungpo District . These two districts are found on the southwest part of the city where it houses many low income citizens and foreign workers . </P> <P> A Dongguk University Police Administration professor, Kwak Dae - gyung said, "there are many foreign residents that have yet to adapt to Korean society and citizens lower in the economic strata in these areas, there's trouble in terms of economic competition and a lengthy period of cultural assimilation that leads to people committing violent crimes out of frustration and the need for frequent police action . </P> <P> South Korea dropped one notch in an international corruption awareness ranking to 46th place among 177 nations in 2013 . According to the 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) issued by Transparency International (TI), South Korea scored 55 out of 100 . Corruption Perceptions Index . The index shows qualitative assessments of a country's level of corruption in the administrative and public sectors giving a yearly view of the relative degree of corruption by ranking countries from all over the globe . It uses data taken from opinion surveys of experts from each country . The reputation of the country's law enforcement agency has recently been tarnished after a number of ranking government officials, including the head of the state intelligence agency, were indicted for alleged bribery . </P>

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