Tourist policeare common in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, and Danang would like to have police able to help tourists feel more secure. In case of emergency, tourists in anywhere in Thailand can contact the hotline.
In Malaysia, tourist police department under the Royal Police force was established in 1985 to assist visitors about the law, local culture as well as prevent crimes.
In South Korea, tourist police operate in most of the key tourism areas like Seoul, Busan, and Incheon. In addition to patrol duties, the forcemakes report about illegal business activities.