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  • CRIME IN JAPAN IN 2010

    Police Policy Research Center National Police Academy

    Alumni Association for National Police Academy

  • CONTENTS

    I. Penal Code Offenses ............................................................... 1

    II. Juvenile Delinquency and Victimization .............................. 3

    III. Economic Crimes .................................................................... 6

    IV. Cybercrime Clearances and Complaints ............................... 8

    V. JAFIC .................................................................................... 10

    VI. Countermeasures against Boryokudan Gangs ................... 12

    VII. Drug and Firearm Control ................................................... 16

    VIII. Transnational Crime ............................................................ 20

    IX. Fatal Traffic Accidents and Road Traffic Law Violations .. 22

    X. Nature of Motorcycle Gangs and Crackdown Results ........ 24

    XI. Statistics ............................................................................... 25

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    I. Penal Code Offenses

    1. Aggregate Clearances and Reports to the Police

    In 2010, Penal Code offenses reported to the police decreased by 6.9% from the previous year, and continued to decline. In eight consecutive years of decline, it recorded less than 1.6 million for the first time in the Heisei period.

    Clearances declined by 8.7%, and arrests declined by 3.1% from the previous year. Arrests of juvenile suspects declined by 4.9% from the previous year. The clearance rate declined by 0.6% from the previous year.

    2010 2009 Net change Net percentage change (%)

    Reports to police 1,585,856 1,703,044 -117,188 -6.9

    Clearances 497,356 544,699 -47,343 -8.7

    Arrests 322,620 332,888 -10,268 -3.1

    Juvenile suspects 85,846 90,282 -4,436 -4.9

    Clearance rate (%) 31.4 32.0 -0.6 points

    Note: In this chapter, Clearances means the number of cases solved; Arrests means the number of suspects arrested or found by police, including juvenile suspects (aged 14 or older); Reports to police means the number of offenses reported to police, and Clearance rate means the percentage of the number of cases cleared vis--vis the number of offense reports to police.

    2. Categories of Penal Code Offenses Known to the Police

    Homicide declined to 1,067 (down 27, 2.5%), the lowest record after the war. Robbery in monetary facilities declined to 69 (down 15, 17.9%). Robbery in

    convenience stores also declined to 723 (down 174, 19.4%). On the other hand, robbery in stores with relatively weaker crime-resistant capabilities is increasing (robbery in the rest of the stores rose by 1, 0.2%).

    Purse-snatchings was recorded at 14,559 (vastly down 4,477, 23.5%) In larceny, the decline rate of clearances (9.4%) exceeded that of arrests (0.3%).

    Estimated un-adjudicated crimes declined vastly.

    Indecent assaults reported to police was recorded at 7,027 (up 339), while public indecency was recorded at 2,651 (up 294).

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    2010 2009 Net change

    Net percentage change (%)

    Penal Code offenses (total) Reports to police 1,585,856 1,703,044 -117,188 -6.9

    Clearances 497,356 544,699 -47,343 -8.7

    Arrests 322,620 332,888 -10,268 -3.1

    Felonious offenses Reports to police 7,576 8,314 -738 -8.9

    Clearances 5,503 6,073 -570 -9.4

    Arrests 5,021 5,654 -633 -11.2

    Violent offenses Reports to police 63,646 63,995 -349 -0.5

    Clearances 45,932 45,719 213 0.5

    Arrests 49,525 49,225 300 0.6

    Larceny offenses Reports to police 1,213,442 1,299,294 -85,852 -6.6

    Clearances 327,786 361,969 -34,183 -9.4

    Arrests 175,214 175,823 -609 -0.3

    Intellectual offenses Reports to police 44,347 53,002 -8,655 -16.3

    Clearances 29,688 34,147 -4,459 -13.1

    Arrests 14,138 15,433 -1,295 -8.4

    Indecency offenses Reports to police 10,893 10,182 711 7.0

    Clearances 6,742 6,478 264 4.1

    Arrests 6,033 5,951 82 1.4

    Other Penal Code offenses

    Reports to police 245,952 268,257 -22,305 -8.3

    Clearances 81,705 90,313 -8,608 -9.5

    Arrests 72,689 80,802 -8,113 -10.0

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    II. Juvenile Delinquency and Victimization

    1. Juvenile Delinquency (aged under 20)

    (1) Juvenile Penal Code offenders (aged from 14 to 19) continued to decline for seven consecutive years.

    Juvenile Penal Code offenders (aged from 14 to 19) fell to 85,846, down 4.9% from the previous year.

    Juvenile Penal Code offenders out of the 1,000 juveniles stood at 11.8. The rate, which is about 5.1-fold the adult figure, still remained high although slightly decreased.

    Juveniles accounted for 26.6% of the total Penal Code offenders. Violent offenses and indecent offenses committed by juveniles are on the increase.

    Among violent offenses, bodily injuries increased 2.1%. Among indecent assaults, indecency through compulsion increased 13.2%.

    The rate of repeat offenses continued to increase. Among them, the rate of heinous crimes and violent crimes were more than 50%.

    Trends in Juvenile Penal Code Offenders (aged 1419)

    Year 2001 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Juvenile Penal Code offenders 138654 112,817 103,224 90,966 90,282 85,846(Rate per 1,000 of the juvenile population) 16.0 14.8 13.8 12.4 12.4 11.8

    Felonious offenses 2,127 1,170 1,042 956 949 783

    Murder 99 69 62 50 50 43Robbery 1,670 892 757 713 696 565

    Violent offenses 18,416 9,817 9,248 8,645 7,653 7,729Larceny offenses 81,260 62,637 58,150 52,557 54,784 52,435Intellectual offenses 526 1,294 1,142 1,135 1,144 978Indecency offenses 410 346 341 389 399 437Other Penal Code offenses 35,915 37,553 33,301 27,284 25,353 23,484

    Juvenile percentage of all Penal Code offenders (%) 42.6 29.4 28.2 26.8 27.1 26.6

    Repeat offenders 36,662 33,842 31,230 28,404 28,295 27,050

    Rate of repeat offenses 26.4 30.0 30.3 31.2 31.3 31.5

    (2) Juvenile Penal Code offenders (aged under 14) on the decrease

    Juveniles (aged under 14), who violated the Penal Code, declined to 17,727, down 1.7% from the previous year.

    Violent offenses, theft, and indecency offenses committed by juveniles are on the increase. Violence and others among violent offenses, increased by 22.0%. There was

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    an increase each in motorcycle theft among theft by 13.9% and indecency through compulsion by 9.1%.

    Juvenile Penal Code Offenders (aged under 14)

    Year 2001 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Total 20,067 18,787 17,904 17,568 18,029 17,727

    Felonious offenses 165 225 171 110 143 103

    Violent offenses 1,696 1,467 1,425 1,347 1,336 1,497

    Larceny offenses 14,128 11,945 11,193 11,356 12,026 12,077

    Intellectual offenses 37 63 55 65 68 60

    2. Juvenile Victims

    (1) The highest child abuse cases ever

    Child abuse cases stood at 354 (up 5.7%); arrests of child abuse were at 387 (up 8.7%). The number of child victims rose to 362 (up 4.3%) each from the previous year. All of them are the highest since 1999 when the statistics started.

    Among the arrested cases, physical abuse cases are at 270 (up 15.4%), neglect (negligence or refusal) counts at 17 (up 70.0%). Both of them increased from the previous year.

    Although deaths caused by child abuse increased to 33 (up 17.9%), it still is lower than 2001 when the deaths stood at the highest.

    Year 2001 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Child Abuse Cases 189 297 300 307 335 354

    Arrests 216 329 323 319 356 387

    Victims 194 316 315 319 347 362

    Deaths 61 59 37 45 28 33

    (2) The highest increase in child pornography

    Referred cases of Welfare Offenses rose to 8,146 (up 5.1%). Among them, cases violating Youth Protection Ordinances are the highest with 3,078 (up 2.2%). Cases violating the Child Prostitution/Pornography Act are at 2,296 (up 13.1%).

    Among them, the child pornography cases referred were 1,342 (up 43.5%), with child victims of 614 (up 51.6%), and the both of them are at the highest level with the drastic increase. Child victims of pre-junior high school students were at 126 (up 103.2%), accounting for 20.5% of the total.

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    Among the child pornography cases referred, those concerning the Internet drastically rose to 783 (up 54.4%).

    Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Cases referred 616 567 676 935 1,342

    Internet-related cases (%)

    251(40.7)

    192(33.9)

    254(37.6)

    507 (54.2)

    783 (58.3)

    Offenders referred 350 377 412 650 926

    Child victims 253 275 338 405 614

    3. Police Countermeasures

    Promoting the creation of a society which does not lead the youth into delinquency, such as providing rehabilitative support to juveniles repeating delinquency.

    Finding child abuse cases in the early stages and carefully prioritizing that the childrens safety is ensured and secured.

    Promoting measurements against child pornography, including the crackdown on vicious child pornography cases.

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    III. Economic Crimes

    1. Clearances

    (1) Loan Sharks

    In 2010, there were 393 cases solved, down by 49 or 11.1%, 755 offenders were arrested, down by 60 or 7.4% and people under 11 legal entities were arrested, down by 1 or 8.3%, from the previous year. Their victims were 76,575, down by 17,636 or 18.7%, and the total amount in damages was 11,510,650,000 yen, down by 8,320,300,000 yen or 42.0%.

    Boryokudan members were involved in 23.2% of all total cases. However, it is estimated that there are far more loan sharks with relations to the Boryokudan.

    (2) Investment Fraud

    The number of investment fraud cleared in 2010 was 31, up by 2 or 6.9% from the previous year, and 110 offenders were arrested, down by 15 or 12.0%. The number of juridical entities cleared was 10, up by 3 or 42.9%. The number of victims was approximately 19 thousand, down by about 35 thousand or 64.6%, and the total amount in damages was approximately 18 billion yen, down by 147 billion or 89.1%.

    2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Cases cleared 17 12 22 29 31

    Suspects arrested 73 86 117 125 110

    Corporations cleared 4 3 4 7 10

    Victims 14,429 30,230 64,016 53,698 19,014

    Amount in damages 43.7 billion 80.8 billion 158.0 billion 165.4 billion 18.0 billion

    (3) Commercial Transaction Scams

    In 2010, there were 193 cases solved, up by 41 or 27.0%, and 430 offenders were arrested, up by 59 or 15.9%. The number of juridical entities cleared was 21, down by 10 or 32.3%. The number of victims was approximately 104 thousand, up by about 70 thousand or 211.6%, and the total amount in damages was approximately 11.2 billion yen, up by 2.3 billion yen or 26.4%.

    (4) Environmental crimes

    In 2010, there were 6,183 cases related to illegal waste disposal, up by 55 or 0.9%; and 7,679 offenders were arrested, up by 80 or 1.1% from the previous year.

    Among them, industrial waste cases stood at 1,174, down by 54 or 4.4%; and 1,820 offenders were arrested, down by 73 or 3.9% from the previous year.

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    (5) Intellectual property crimes

    There were 398 cases cleared in 2010, up by 34 or 9.3%; and 583 offenders were arrested, down by 37 or 6.0% from the previous year.

    92.0% of the imitation brand-name products seized by police, except for those of which the supplier was unclear, were illegally imported from China.

    52.3% of IPR infringement cases were committed on the Internet. (6) Food safety

    There were 46 cases of false food-source indication cleared, down by 20 or 30.3%; and 85 offenders were arrested, down by 47 or 35.6% from the previous year.

    Food hygiene-related cases stood at 36, up by 4 or 12.5%, and 65 offenders were arrested, up by 40 or 160.0% from the previous year.

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    IV. Cybercrime Clearances and Complaints

    1. Cybercrime Clearances

    In 2010, there were 6,933 cases solved, up by 243 or 3.6% from the previous year.

    (1) Violations of the Unauthorized Computer Access Act

    Violations of the Unauthorized Computer Access Act stood at 1,601, down by 933 or 36.8% from the previous year.

    (2) Crimes involving Computers or Electromagnetic Records

    Crimes involving computers or electromagnetic records stood at 133, down by 62 or 31.8% from the previous year.

    (3) Crimes Using Networks

    Crimes using networks stood at 5,199, down by 1,238 or 31.3% from the previous year.

    Fraud using networks rose to 1,566, up by 283 or 22.3% from the previous year. Among them, fraud using Internet auction rose to 677, up by 155 or 29.7% from the previous year.

    Cases concerning Child Prostitution and the Juvenile Protection Ordinance rose to 891, up by 149 or 20.1% from the previous year.

    Cases concerning the Distribution of Obscene Materials and Child Pornography stood at 1,001, up by 354 or 54.7% from the previous year.

    Violations of the Act on Regulating Enticement of Children through Websites for Social Networking of Opposite Sexes rose to 412, up by 63 or 18.1% from the previous year.

    Violation of the copyright act stood at 368, up by 180 or 95.7%.

    2. Complaints Regarding Cybercrime

    In 2010, police across the nation received a total of 75,810 complaints via cybercrime hotlines and other avenues, down by 7,929 or 9.5% from the previous year.

    The complaints on fraudulent transactions decreased to 31,333 (down by 8,982 or 22.3%) and those on nuisance mails increased to 9,836 (up by 3,298 or 50.4%), while those on Internet auctions decreased to 6,905 (down by 954 or 12.1%). Those on unauthorized computer access or computer virus decreased to 3,668, down by 515 or 12.3%.

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    3. Suicide Notices on the Internet

    Suicide notices on the Internet to which the police reacted based on the information from providers in 2010 decreased to 280 cases or 288 personnel, up by 57 cases or 60 personnel. 4. Anti-Cybercrime Measures

    (1) Reinforcement of Investigation

    While establishing the framework of cracking down illegal information on the Internet, cybercrime measures with co-investigation systems throughout the country must be strengthened.

    On researching new methods against new modus operandi including fishing and file sharing software, a new way of crackdown based on it must be promoted.

    Investigation against cybercrimes is reinforced by letting police officers, including those in police stations, develop investigative skills through various educational programs.

    (2) Appropriate response to complaints and promoting awareness

    Based on the analysis of the situation on cybercrimes, including increasing online fraud using credit card numbers of other people and online complaints, there must be cooperation with business entities on adapting security equipments, including 3D-secure.

    (3) Countermeasures against suicide notices posted on the Internet

    The police quickly identify those who post suicide notices on the Internet with the cooperation of providers and implement measures to prevent them, including guarding and rescuing.

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    V. JAFIC

    1. Suspicious Transactions Reported

    (1) Reported Number of Suspicious Transactions

    There were 294,305 reports (up by 21,980 or 8.1% from the previous year) in 2010. 271,236 reports (92.2% of the total) were from banks, and 172,394 reports (58.6% of

    the total) were through the electronic reporting system. Among them, there were 208,650 reports (up 18,901 or 10.0%) referred.

    2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Reports received per year 12,372 18,768 43,768 95,315 98,935 113,860 158,041 235,260 272,325 294,305

    Reports referred per year 6,752 12,417 30,090 64,675 66,812 71,241 98,629 146,330 189,749 208,650

    (2) Number of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) by Business Institution Types

    Business Institution Type 2009 2010 Increase/Decrease Rate

    Number of reports %

    Number of reports %

    Number of reports %

    Banks 252,415 92.7% 271,236 92.2% 18,821 7.5%

    Shinkin bank and credit cooperatives 10,941 4.0% 11,156 3.8% 215 2.0%

    Financial instruments businesses 3,828 1.4% 5,679 1.9% 1,851 48.4%

    Money lending businesses 1,148 0.4% 634 0.2% -514 -44.8%

    Norinchukin Bank, etc. 281 0.1% 357 0.1% 76 27.0%

    Labour Bank 161 0.1% 243 0.1% 82 50.9%

    Insurance companies 183 0.1% 202 0.1% 19 10.4%

    Other 1,253 0.5% 979 0.3% -274 -21.9%

    New business operators

    Finance leasing 60 0.0% 83 0.0% 23 38.3%

    Credit card 1,510 0.6% 1,617 0.5% 107 7.1%

    Real estate transactions

    33 0.0% 21 0.0% -12 -36.4%

    Dealers of precious metals and stones

    0 0.0% 19 0.0% 19 -

    Postal receiving services

    92 0.0% 36 0.0% -56 -60.9%

    Telephone receiving services 2 0.0% 0 0.0% -2 -100.0%

    Total 272,325 100.0% 272,305 100.0% 21,980 8.1%

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    (3) Outlook of How STRs are Used

    The number of cases cleared by prefectural police that were initiated with STRs was 390 (up by 53 or 15.7% from the previous year), including 9 money-laundering cases. 88,060 STRs (up by 18,119 or 25.9%) were utilized for other investigations not initiated with STRs.

    2. Money-Laundering Trends

    There were 205 cases (down by 21 or 9.2% from the previous year) cleared for money-laundering offenses.

    (1) Number of cases cleared for Money Laundering Offenses under the Act on the Punishment of Organized Crimes

    Year Classification

    2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Management Control by Criminal Proceeds (Article 9) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

    Concealment of Criminal Proceeds (Article 10)

    10 19 45 50 65 91 137 134 172 139

    Receipt of Criminal Proceeds (Article 11) 2 9 11 15 42 42 40 38 54 65

    Total 12 38 56 65 107 134 177 173 226 205

    (2) Number of cases cleared for Money Laundering Offenses under the Anti-Drug Special Provisions Law

    Year Classification

    2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Concealment of Narcotics-related Criminal Proceeds (Article 6)

    3 0 8 5 3 5 5 10 5 8

    Receipt of Narcotics-related Criminal Proceeds (Article 7)

    0 0 2 0 2 5 2 2 5 1

    Total 3 0 10 5 5 10 7 12 10 9

    3. Promotion of International Cooperation

    JAFIC (Japan Financial Intelligence Center) has agreed on a framework for information exchange with the FIUs in Turkey, Mexico, Luxemburg, Chile, Finland, and India (By the end of 2010, JAFIC has a framework with 26 countries or regions.)

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    VI. Countermeasures against Boryokudan Gangs

    1. Characteristics of Anti-Boryokudan Measures in 2010

    Enhancement of countermeasures against Yamaguchi-gumi, Kodo-kai Expulsion of Boryokudan from public works projects Enactment and operation of the Boryokudan Elimination Ordinances Measures against Kudo-kai in Kitakyushu area Expulsion of Boryokudan from business activities Expulsion of Boryokudan from financial markets Expulsion of Boryokudan from bank transactions Expulsion of Boryokudan from the construction business Expulsion of Boryokudan from Ozumo (sumo-wrestling)

    2. Membership of Boryokudan Gangs

    In 2010, all Boryokudan gangsters were 78,600: the three major groups (Yamaguchi-gumi, Inagawa-kai, and Sumiyoshi-kai) held a membership of approximately 56,600, accounting for 72.0% of all gangsters nationwide.

    Among them, the Yamaguchi-gumi was highly conspicuous by its stern domination, accounting for 44.4% of all gangsters.

    End of 2010 Net change from end of 2009 Percentage

    Three major groups

    The sixth Yamaguchi-gumi

    Members 17,300 -1,700 44.4%

    (members only at 48.1%) Associates 17,600 200 Total 34,900 -1,500

    Sumiyoshi-kai Members 5,900 -200

    16.0% (members only at 16.4%) Associates 6,700 0

    Total 12,600 -200

    Inagawa-kai Members 4,500 -200

    11.6% (members only at 12.5%) Associates 4,600 -100

    Total 9,100 -300

    Combined total of the three major groups

    Members 27,700 -2,100 72.0%

    (members only at 76.9%) Associates 28,900 100 Total 56,600 -2,000

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    3. Clearances Involving Boryokudan

    (1) Overall trends

    Boryokudan gangsters arrested for violating the Penal Code or special law offenses rose to 25,686 (down by 817 from the previous year). Clearances were 51,031 cases, down by 4824.

    Year

    Classification 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Total number of gangsters arrested 28,417 27,169 26,064 26,503 25,686

    Members of Boryokudan groups 8,471 7,766 7,197 6,776 6,216

    Total number of cleared cases 57,557 57,524 56,612 55,855 51,031

    (2) Enforcement of the Organized Crime Punishment Law

    Special provisions of the law were applied to 18 cases for aggravated punishment, and to 90 cases for the concealment and receipt of crime proceeds.

    Year Classification 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Aggravated punishment provision for organized crime (Article 3)

    9 10 13 18 26 16 16 12 17 18

    Harboring of suspects of organized crime (Article 7) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3

    Concealment of crime proceeds, etc. (Article 10)

    5 9 25 29 21 18 35 41 49 46

    Receipt of crime proceeds, etc. (Article 11) 2 7 10 11 27 35 25 21 41 44

    Issuance of confiscation and freezing order prior to indictment (Article 23)

    1 4 3 5 0 3 7 21 23 36

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    (3) Rivalry among Boryokudan gangs

    There was no Boryokudan war in 2010. Year

    Classification 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Number of Boryokudan rivalry cases 5 7 7 6 6 0 3 1 1 0

    Those involving the Yamaguchi-gumi group 1 5 5 5 6 0 2 1 0 0

    Number of clashes 81 28 44 31 18 (15) 18 6 4 0

    Gun-shooting incidents 71 21 32 19 11 (8) 12 3 1 0

    Gun-shooting rate (%) 87.7 75.0 72.7 61.3 61.1 (53.3) 66.7 50.0 25.0 0.0

    Number of deaths 4 2 7 4 2 0 8 3 2 0

    Non-gangster victims 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

    Number of injuries 15 14 15 12 4 (6) 8 0 0 0

    Non-gangster victims 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

    There were 17 gun-shooting cases, down by 5 from the previous year. Year

    Classification 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Number of gun-shooting incidents 178 112 104 85 51 36 41 32 22 17

    Those relating to Boryokudan conflicts 71 21 32 19 11 0 12 3 1 0

    Number of deaths 24 18 28 15 7 2 12 8 6 6

    Number of injuries 20 20 27 12 6 8 7 5 8 3

    The police seized 98 handguns, down by 50 from the previous year. Year

    Classification 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

    Total number of handguns seized 591 327 334 309 243 204 231 166 148 98

    Genuine handguns 565 301 308 276 216 187 223 158 129 96

    Converted handguns 26 26 26 33 27 17 8 8 19 2

    (4) Fundraising activities

    Their traditional mode of fundraising activities were drug trafficking, extortion, gambling, and bookmaking, and 8,742 gangsters were arrested for those crimes, which accounted for 34.0% of the total Boryokudan arrests.

    Their operations also included various crimes committed through companies run by them or having symbiotic relations with them in the fields of finance or construction.

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    4. Enforcement of the Anti-Boryokudan Law

    As of the end of December 2010, 22 groups were designated as Boryokudan gangs. There were 2,130 discontinuance orders issued, up by 11 from the previous year, while

    85 recurrence prevention orders were issued, up by 20 from the previous year. Prevention orders and prohibition orders were 8 and 8, respectively.

    5. Boryokudan Elimination Movement

    The Ministerial Conference of Crime Countermeasures confirmed the approach of excluding Boryokudan from bids and contracts of public construction.

    Twenty-three prefectures established the Boryokudan Elimination Ordinance. The police supported the social movement to eliminate them in various fields of

    business.

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    VII. Drug and Firearms Control

    [Drug Control]

    1. Overview

    Arrests for methamphetamine offenses rose, and accounted for 82.5% of the total. Among them, those of Boryokudan gangsters rose, too, still accounting for more than half of all the arrests, which showed their strong tendency towards methamphetamine offenses. The seized amount of methamphetamine exceeded 300 kilos for four years continuously.

    Arrests for cannabis decreased, but accounted for 15.3% of the total, while the number of cannabis smuggling cases decreased.

    Arrests of non-resident foreigners for drug offenses decreased, while Iranians and Chinese showed a strong tendency towards methamphetamine trafficking.

    Clearances for all drug smuggling decreased. Among them, those of methamphetamine declined, but still at the high level, with a wider variety of countries shipped from, while those of cannabis, MDMA and other synthetic drugs decreased rapidly.

    2. Clearances of Drug Offenses

    (1) Methamphetamine offenses

    Arrests for methamphetamine offenses stood at 11,993, up by 338 from the previous year. Offenders for its use were 6,915 and those for its possession were 3,938, these two altogether accounted for 90.5% of the total.

    Boryokudan gangsters arrested for methamphetamine offenses stood at 6,322, up by 121 from the previous year.

    (2) Cannabis offenses

    Arrests for cannabis offenses increased to 2,216, down by 704 from the previous year. The seized amount of dry or resin cannabis went down, and the number of seized

    stalks rose to 5,696.

    Cases on the planting of hemp grass were 172. (3) Drug smuggling cases

    Clearances for all drug smuggling rose to 188, down by 72 from the previous year. Among them, those of methamphetamine declined to 132, down by 32. Those of

    cannabis decreased to 24, and those of MDMA and other synthetic drugs went down to 3.

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    Year Classification

    2009 2010

    Methamphetamine offenses Clearances 164 132

    Arrests 219 158

    Cannabis offenses Clearances 45 24

    Arrests 48 25

    Narcotics and Psychotropic offenses Clearances 47 31

    Arrests 52 31

    Opium offenses Clearances 4 1

    Arrests 2 1

    Total Clearances 260 188

    Arrests 321 215

    (4) Drug offenses by non-resident foreigners

    Arrests of non-resident foreigners for drug offenses decreased to 538, down by 39. Three foreign nationals (Iranian, Filipino, and Brazilian) constituted 38.7% of all the

    non-resident foreigners arrested.

    Number of Arrested Foreign Visitors Classified by Drug Offenses and Nationalities

    Total Methamphetamine offenses

    Cannabis offenses

    Narcotics and Psychotropic

    offenses

    Opium offenses

    2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010

    Major three smuggling countries

    Iran 93 54 85 50 2 2 3 1 3 1

    Philippines 57 63 53 58 3 4 1 1 0 0

    Brazil 103 91 74 62 20 24 9 5 0 0

    Subtotal 253 208 212 170 25 30 13 7 3 1

    Others 324 330 214 213 62 63 44 53 4 1

    Total 577 538 426 383 87 93 57 60 7 2

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    [Firearms Control]

    1. Overview

    While firearm-shooting incidents stayed unchanged, there was a decrease in the shooting cases of Boryokudan wars.

    As a whole, gun-use criminal cases declined; gun-use robbery cases in particular declined significantly.

    The number of handgun seizures decreased, with a significant decline of those from Boryokudan gangsters.

    Arrests for violating the provisions concerning handguns and gun-parts stipulated in the Firearms and Swords Control Law declined, and those of Boryokudan gangsters also fell significantly.

    2. Firearm Offenses

    (1) Firearm shootings

    The number of firearm shootings decreased to 35, down by 1 or 2.9% from the previous year, with 31 cases using handguns.

    Shootings by Boryokudan gangsters decreased to 17, down by 5 or 22.7% from the previous year.

    (2) Gun-use criminal cases reported to police

    The number of gun-use criminal cases reported to police decreased to 205, down by 48 or 19.0% from the previous year.

    Among them, homicide cases rose to 19, up by 5, while robbery cases declined to 60, down by 40.

    3. Firearms Control

    (1) Handgun seizures

    The number of handgun seizures declined to 397, down by 10 or 2.5% from the previous year. Among them, those from Boryokudan gangsters fell to 98, down by 50 or 33.8%.

    Clearances of gun smuggling counted 4, same as the previous year, with 1 handgun seized.

    (2) Clearances of Offenses of the Firearms and Swords Control Law

    The cleared offenses violating the articles concerning smuggling, illegal possession,

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    giving and receiving of handguns and gun-parts stipulated in the Firearms and Swords Control Law decreased to 178, down by 37 or 17.2% from the previous year. Among them, those by Boryokudan gangsters were 85, down by 44 or 34.1%.

    The number of arrestees was 158, down by 51 or 24.4%. Those of Boryokudan gangsters fell to 77, down by 53 or 40.8%.

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    VIII. Transnational Crime

    1. Clearances in 2010

    The total number of cleared-up cases: 19,809, down by 8,027 (-28.8%) from the previous year

    The total number of arrestees: 11,858, down by 1,399 (-10.6%) from the previous year

    2009 2010 Net change Net percentage

    change (%)

    Penal Code offenses Cleared-up cases 20,561 14,025 -6,536 -31.8%

    Arrests 7,190 6,710 -480 -6.7%

    Special law offenses Cleared-up cases 7,275 5,784 -1,491 -20.5%

    Arrests 6,067 5,148 -919 -15.1%

    2. Characteristics of Crimes by Foreign Visitors

    (1) Long-term trend

    The numbers of cleared-up cases and arrests of foreign visitors have been decreasing after peaks in 2004 and 2005.

    (2) Comparison by nationality

    As for the arrests for Penal Code offenses, those of Chinese nationals declined by 63.0% and those of Brazilian nationals by 22.7%, while those of Vietnamese rose by 200.8% compared with those in 2000. As for the arrests for special law offenses, those of Vietnamese rose by 328.3% and those of Korean declined by 38.7%, compared with those in 2000.

    Chinese nationals had been accounting for the highest percentage of clearances and arrestees among foreign nationals for both Penal Code offenses and special law offenses for the past ten years. In 2010, 7,231 cases, or 36.5% of the total of those cases were committed by Chinese nationals.

    (3) Comparison by visa status

    The arrestees of illegal immigrants have declined by 70.0% for Penal Code offenses and by 50.0% for special law offenses, compared with those in 2000.

    Among the arrestees for both Penal Code offenses and special law offenses, those with Training or College student visa have increased.

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    (4) Comparison by crime categories

    Compared with those in 2000, the total number of clearances have declined by 38.9%. The clearances of burglary thefts, violent offenses, and intellectual offenses have

    changed by -44.5%, 71.3%, and -8.8%, respectively, compared with those in 2000.

    The clearances of the Immigration Control Law offenses have declined by about 40.0%, while the Entertainment Establishments Control Law offenses have increased by three times, and the Anti-Prostitution Law offenses decreased by 48.6%, compared with those in 2000.

    (5) Comparison by complicity rate

    Among the cleared-up cases of Penal Code offenses, offenses committed alone have decreased by 41.7% and their composition rate rose to 51.8% compared to those in 2000.

    (6) Comparison by area of commitment

    The cleared-up cases of Penal Code offenses in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area declined, while those in Kanto and Chubu regions rose.

    The regional subtotal of the cleared-up cases committed by Chinese nationals was concentrated in Kanto, Kinki, Tokyo and Chubu. Those by Brazilians was concentrated in Chubu and Kanto, while those by Vietnamese in Kanto and Chubu.

    3. Offenses Providing Infrastructure for Criminal Activities by Illegal Foreign Residents in Japan

    As for fake paternity acknowledgment, 10 cases with 28 arrests were cleared up and the arrests for forgery of passports and alien registration cards declined.

    Among illegal foreign residents in Japan who were helped by Japanese brokers to find shelters in Japan, Chinese tenants committed larceny, and Iranians did trafficking of methamphetamine, which indicate that offenses of this category could create a hotbed of various crimes and expand their criminal activities.

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    IX. Fatal Traffic Accidents and Road Traffic Law Violations

    1. Occurrence of Traffic Accidents

    Traffic accidents: 725,773, down by 11,701 or 1.6% from the previous year Deaths: 4,863, down by 51 or 1.0% Injuries: 896,208, down by 14,900 or 1.6%

    *The number of deaths decreased for 10 consecutive years, and counted less than the previous year which recorded less than 5,000 deaths for the first time in these 57 years. However, the decrease rate was the lowest in these 10 years. The number of traffic accidents and that of injuries and deaths were also decreasing for 6 consecutive years, and that of injuries counted less than 900,000 for the first time in these 16 years.

    2. Trends in Traffic Deaths and Fatal Traffic Accidents

    (1) In 2010, although traffic deaths among people aged 65 or older decreased than the previous year, it comprised more than half of the total. People aged 65 or older accounted for the most among all ages, 2.2 times as that of all ages.

    Elderly people killed: .2,450, down by 2 or 0.1%, a 50.4% share Elderly people killed (every 100,000).8.45, down by 0.24 or 2.8% People of all ages killed (every 100,000).3.81, down by 0.03 or 0.9%

    (2) Traffic deaths while walking were the most. Those while riding bicycles decreased the most.

    Deaths while walking: 1,714, down by 3 or 0.2%

    Deaths while riding motor vehicles: 1,602, up by 2 or 0.1%

    Deaths while riding bicycles: 658, down by 37 or 5.3%

    (3) Deaths caused by not wearing a seat belt rose for the first time these 17 years since 1994.

    Deaths without a seat belt: 741, up by 25 or 3.5% (4) The number of deaths during the night time rose for the first time in 10 years since 2001.

    The increase was most among people aged 65 or older while walking. The number of deaths at night time.2,403, up by 29 or 1.2% Elderly people while walking..808, up by 36 or 4.7%

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    (5) Although fatal accidents due to drunk driving have decreased for 10 consecutive years, the decrease was slight.

    Fatal accidents due to drunk driving: 287, down by 5 or 1.7%

    (6) Fatal accidents and deaths on expressways rose for the first time in 7 years since 2004. Among them, deaths from not wearing a seat belt increased significantly.

    Fatal accidents on expressways: 166, up by 5 or 3.1%

    Deaths on expressways: 188, up by 10 or 5.6%

    Deaths on expressways from not wearing a seat belt 61, up by 20 or 48.8%

    3. Road Traffic Law Violations

    Overall violations: 11,835,929, down by 828,921 or 6.5% Priority violations: 4,334,357, down by 245,458 or 5.4% Penalty point notifications: 2,173,483, down by 112,981 or 4.9% Illegal Parking: 2,020,655, down by 497,351 or 19.8%

    Notes:

    1. Priority violations cover driving without a license, drunk driving, speeding, and intersection-related violations.

    2. Penalty point notifications cover faults concerning seat belts, helmets or child seats.

    3. Illegal parking comprises all illegal-parking and failure-to-stop cases of which a driver was given a ticket, a case which was sent to a public prosecutors office or a case where an overdue payment order was issued. (Overdue-payment cases were not counted in the previous year.)

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    X. Nature of Motorcycle Gangs and Crackdown Results 1. Nature and Trend of Motorcycle Gangs

    (1) Trend

    Group-runs/number of runs and vehicles stayed Participants slightly increased, reports to the police decreased.

    Year Classification

    2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Net change Net percentage

    change

    Group-runs / number of runs 4,730 4,174 3,568 3,572 3,566 -6 -0.2% Number of participants 54,434 49,379 41,806 35,247 36,961 1,714 4.9% Number of vehicles 34,984 32,573 25,896 23,180 23,223 -43 0.2% Number of reports to the police 65,520 64,057 57,593 55,549 48,284 -4,265 -13.1%

    (2) Nature of motorcycle gangs

    The numbers of motorcycle gangs and their membership have continuously declined for several years.

    Ratio of youth has been increasing. Year

    Classification 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Net change

    Net percentage change

    Number of groups 847 767 651 583 507 -76 -13.0 Membership 13,677 12,584 11,516 10,454 9,064 -1,390 -13.3 Proportion of juveniles 47.7% 47.3% 48.2% 51.7% 54.4%

    2. Crackdown results

    The total number of suspects arrested decreased. Dangerous group activities have been decreasing since 2008 in number of clearances,

    suspects arrested, and suspects arrested per case. (Unit: person)

    Year Classification

    2009 2010 Net change Net percentage change

    Total number of suspects arrested 32,170 30,776 -1,394 -4.3%

    Road Traffic Law violations 29,534 27,969 -1,565 -5.3%

    Dangerous group activities 2,405 2,008 -397 -16.5%

    (Clearance) (278) (240) -38 -13.7%

    Penal code offenses and others 2,636 2,807 171 6.5%

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    XI. Statistics

    Glossary 26

    Figures Index serious and larceny offenses known to police and clearances 27

    Table 1 Penal Code offenses known to police, clearances and arrests by crime category compared to the previous year

    35

    Table 2 Larceny offenses known to police, clearances and arrests by M.O. compared to the previous year

    36

    Table 3 Penal Code offenses known to police, clearances and arrests by prefecture compared to the previous year

    37

    Table 4 Index serious and larceny offenses known to police, clearances and arrests compared to the previous year

    38

    Table 5 Index serious and larceny offenses known to police, clearances and arrests by prefecture compared to the previous year

    39

    Table 6 Street crimes by prefecture compared to the previous year 54

    Table 7 Penal Code arrests by prefecture and arrest category compared to the previous year

    64

    Table 8 Special Law violation cases and persons transferred to public prosecutors offices compared to the previous year

    65

    Table 9 Foreign visitors arrested for index serious and larceny offenses by nationality compared to the previous year

    66

    Table 10 Penal Code and Special Law offenses committed by foreign visitors, clearances and arrests by prefecture compared to the previous year

    68

    Table 11 Penal Code offenses committed by Boryokudan members, clearances and arrests by crime category compared to the previous year

    70

    Table 12 Special Law offenses committed by Boryokudan members, clearances and arrests by applied laws compared to the previous year

    71

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    Glossary Terms used in this report are defined as follows: 1. Index serious and larceny offenses

    The following criminal offenses are used as statistical indexes to assess the level of the crime situation in Japan because of their seriousness or frequency of occurrences.

    Index serious offenses: murder, robbery, arson, rape, abduction, and sexual assault Index larceny offenses: burglary, motor vehicle theft, purse snatching, and pocket

    picking 2. Juvenile offender

    Any person who has reached 14 years of age and under 20 at the time of crime commission and during judicial proceedings, unless otherwise specified

    3. Foreign visitor

    Any foreigner staying in Japan; excluding those who have lived in Japan as a long-term/permanent resident, US military personnel under the SOFA status, or whose status of residence is unknown

    4. Street

    Street means all public roads and ways for travel, where crime is generally directed against a person. The street specifically includes as follows:

    Road, parking area for vehicle, urban park, vacant lot Public transportation including stations/port facilities (e.g. subway, train, airplane, ship,

    bus) Other transportation (e.g. taxi, automobile) Other street (e.g. thoroughfare of underground shopping area, toll road) Note: This report is based on the data collected as of June, 2011.

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    [Figures] Index serious and larceny offenses known to police and clearances

    Offensesknowntopolice Clearances Arrests Juveniles(amongarrests)

    2006 2,050,850 640,657 384,250 112,817

    2007 1,908,836 605,358 365,577 103,224

    2008 1,818,023 573,392 339,752 90,966

    2009 1,703,044 544,699 332,888 90,282

    2010 1,585,856 497,356 322,620 85,846

    0

    500,000

    1,000,000

    1,500,000

    2,000,000

    2,500,000

    PenalCodeoffenses(January to December)

    Offensesknowntopolice Clearances Arrests Juveniles(amongarrests)

    2006 10,124 7,125 6,459 1,170

    2007 9,051 6,461 5,923 1,042

    2008 8,581 6,229 5,634 956

    2009 8,314 6,073 5,654 949

    2010 7,576 5,503 5,021 783

    0

    2,000

    4,000

    6,000

    8,000

    10,000

    12,000

    Feloniousoffenses(January to December)

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    Offensesknowntopolice Clearances Arrests Juveniles(amongarrests)

    2006 76,303 49,409 54,505 9,817

    2007 72,908 49,656 54,163 9,248

    2008 68,948 47,772 51,924 8,645

    2009 63,995 45,719 49,225 7,653

    2010 63,646 45,932 49,525 7,729

    0

    10,000

    20,000

    30,000

    40,000

    50,000

    60,000

    70,000

    80,000

    90,000

    Violentoffenses(January to December)

    Offensesknowntopolice Clearances Arrests Juveniles(amongarrests)

    2006 1,534,528 416,281 187,654 62,637

    2007 1,429,956 395,243 180,446 58,150

    2008 1,372,840 379,839 174,738 52,557

    2009 1,299,294 361,969 175,823 54,784

    2010 1,213,442 327,786 175,214 52,435

    0

    200,000

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    Larcenyoffenses(January to December)

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    Offensesknowntopolice Clearances Arrests Juveniles(amongarrests)

    2006 84,271 37,296 15,760 1,294

    2007 75,999 33,878 15,264 1,142

    2008 73,252 36,979 15,145 1,135

    2009 53,002 34,147 15,433 1,144

    2010 44,347 29,688 14,138 978

    0

    10,000

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    40,000

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    60,000

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    80,000

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    Intellecturaloffenses(January to December)

    Offensesknowntopolice Clearances Arrests Juveniles(amongarrests)

    2006 11,932 6,752 6,261 346

    2007 11,184 6,462 6,279 341

    2008 10,559 6,376 6,048 389

    2009 10,182 6,478 5,951 399

    2010 10,893 6,742 6,033 437

    0

    2,000

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    Moraloffenses(January to December)

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    Offensesknowntopolice Clearances Arrests Juveniles(amongarrests)

    2006 18,649 11,084 8,880 1,428

    2007 16,922 10,181 8,315 1,316

    2008 15,847 9,925 7,982 1,238

    2009 15,158 9,776 7,884 1,234

    2010 14,788 9,291 7,317 1,106

    0

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    Indexseriousoffenses(January to December)

    Offensesknowntopolice Clearances Arrests Juveniles(amongarrests)

    2006 282,047 127,901 18,098 4,366

    2007 241,425 124,158 16,857 3,930

    2008 210,103 112,607 15,455 3,357

    2009 200,572 102,130 15,159 3,515

    2010 181,134 86,596 14,717 3,217

    0

    50,000

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    150,000

    200,000

    250,000

    300,000

    Indexlarcenyoffenses(January to December)

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    Murder Robbery Arson Rape Abduction Indecentassault

    2006 1,309 5,108 1,759 1,948 199 8,326

    2007 1,199 4,567 1,519 1,766 207 7,664

    2008 1,297 4,278 1,424 1,582 155 7,111

    2009 1,094 4,512 1,306 1,402 156 6,688

    2010 1,067 4,029 1,191 1,289 185 7,027

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    Indexseriousoffensesknowntopolice(January to December)

    Murder Robbery Arson Rape Abduction Indecentassault

    2006 1,267 3,061 1,337 1,460 180 3,779

    2007 1,157 2,790 1,120 1,394 178 3,542

    2008 1,237 2,612 1,054 1,326 141 3,555

    2009 1,074 2,923 913 1,163 140 3,563

    2010 1,029 2,516 895 1,063 151 3,637

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    Indexseriousoffenseclearances(January to December)

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    Murder Robbery Arson Rape Abduction Indecentassault

    2006 1,241 3,335 825 1,058 167 2,254

    2007 1,161 2,985 764 1,013 152 2,240

    2008 1,211 2,813 659 951 129 2,219

    2009 1,036 3,069 631 918 101 2,129

    2010 999 2,568 651 803 107 2,189

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    Indexseriousoffensearrests(January to December)

    Murder Robbery Arson Rape Abduction Indecentassault

    2006 69 892 103 106 16 242

    2007 62 757 102 121 12 262

    2008 50 713 66 127 7 275

    2009 50 696 83 120 4 281

    2010 43 565 65 110 5 318

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    Indexseriousoffensearrests(juveniles)(January to December)

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    Burglary theftBurglary theft(at

    residence)Burglary theft(atnonresidence)

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    Pursesnatching Pickpocketing

    2006 205,463 120,023 85,440 36,058 26,828 13,698

    2007 175,728 103,490 72,238 31,790 23,687 10,220

    2008 155,047 91,082 63,965 27,515 19,145 8,396

    2009 148,488 81,436 67,052 25,815 19,036 7,233

    2010 136,552 74,558 61,994 23,775 14,559 6,248

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    Indexlarcenyoffensesknowntopolice(January to December)

    Burglary theftBurglary theft(at

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    Mortorvehicletheft

    Pursesnatching Pickpocketing

    2006 100,824 58,717 42,107 13,288 10,090 3,699

    2007 96,266 54,491 41,775 13,507 11,321 3,064

    2008 87,047 49,600 37,447 12,569 11,229 1,762

    2009 81,545 48,157 33,388 9,557 9,051 1,977

    2010 70,307 39,880 30,427 8,433 6,323 1,533

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    Indexlarcenyoffenseclearances(January to December)

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    Burglary theftBurglary theft(at

    residence)Burglary theft(atnonresidence)

    Mortorvehicletheft

    Pursesnatching Pickpocketing

    2006 12,434 4,830 7,604 3,056 1,652 956

    2007 12,037 4,462 7,575 2,380 1,524 916

    2008 11,079 4,182 6,897 2,228 1,251 897

    2009 10,852 4,170 6,682 2,045 1,438 824

    2010 10,766 4,072 6,694 1,837 1,191 923

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    Pursesnatching Pickpocketing

    2006 2,582 708 1,874 852 834 98

    2007 2,387 647 1,740 655 796 92

    2008 2,114 618 1,496 508 640 95

    2009 2,209 651 1,558 494 712 100

    2010 2,063 616 1,447 451 568 135

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    Prefectures2010 2009 Change 2010 2009 Change 2010 2009 Change 2010 2009 Change

    Jan-Dec Jan-Dec No. Jan-Dec Jan-Dec No. Jan-Dec Jan-Dec No. Jan-Dec Jan-Dec

    Total 1,585,856 1,703,044 -117,188 -6.9 497,356 544,699 -47,343 -8.7 322,620 332,888 -10,268 -3.1 31.4 32.0 -0.6

    Hokkaido 51,226 52,139 -913 -1.8 16,083 17,394 -1,311 -7.5 10,563 11,479 -916 -8.0 31.4 33.4 -2.0

    Sapporo 37,147 37,417 -270 -0.7 11,199 11,793 -594 -5.0 7,347 7,827 -480 -6.1 30.1 31.5 -1.4

    Hakodate 3,794 3,845 -51 -1.3 1,025 1,518 -493 -32.5 777 898 -121 -13.5 27.0 39.5 -12.5

    Asahikawa 4,195 4,581 -386 -8.4 1,580 1,731 -151 -8.7 1,051 1,266 -215 -17.0 37.7 37.8 -0.1

    Kushiro 4,498 4,688 -190 -4.1 1,597 1,697 -100 -5.9 1,036 1,048 -12 -1.1 35.5 36.2 -0.7

    Kitami 1,592 1,608 -16 -1.0 682 655 27 4.1 352 440 -88 -20.0 42.8 40.7 2.1

    Tohoku 73,970 77,356 -3,386 -4.4 28,280 28,390 -110 -0.4 18,346 18,608 -262 -1.4 38.2 36.7 1.5

    Aomori 9,943 9,987 -44 -0.4 3,892 4,030 -138 -3.4 2,998 2,975 23 0.8 39.1 40.4 -1.3

    Iwate 7,400 8,240 -840 -10.2 3,990 3,626 364 10.0 1,997 2,311 -314 -13.6 53.9 44.0 9.9

    Miyagi 24,614 25,859 -1,245 -4.8 7,518 7,894 -376 -4.8 4,549 4,750 -201 -4.2 30.5 30.5 0.0

    Akita 5,407 5,740 -333 -5.8 2,994 2,974 20 0.7 1,964 1,920 44 2.3 55.4 51.8 3.6

    Yamagata 7,179 8,003 -824 -10.3 3,636 3,795 -159 -4.2 2,645 2,605 40 1.5 50.6 47.4 3.2

    Fukushima 19,427 19,527 -100 -0.5 6,250 6,071 179 2.9 4,193 4,047 146 3.6 32.2 31.1 1.1

    Tokyo 195,970 205,708 -9,738 -4.7 58,227 64,239 -6,012 -9.4 44,548 46,716 -2,168 -4.6 29.7 31.2 -1.5

    Kanto 465,837 492,395 -26,558 -5.4 152,497 168,484 -15,987 -9.5 95,359 94,637 722 0.8 32.7 34.2 -1.5

    Ibaraki 41,312 42,491 -1,179 -2.8 12,422 14,265 -1,843 -12.9 6,643 6,734 -91 -1.4 30.1 33.6 -3.5

    Tochigi 23,500 25,990 -2,490 -9.6 8,239 9,687 -1,448 -14.9 5,410 5,679 -269 -4.7 35.1 37.3 -2.2

    Gunma 22,211 24,110 -1,899 -7.9 11,078 11,370 -292 -2.6 5,717 4,472 1,245 27.8 49.9 47.2 2.7

    Saitama 106,228 113,632 -7,404 -6.5 30,048 30,846 -798 -2.6 19,296 19,345 -49 -0.3 28.3 27.1 1.2

    Chiba 92,325 96,400 -4,075 -4.2 24,918 27,627 -2,709 -9.8 14,988 15,278 -290 -1.9 27.0 28.7 -1.7

    Kanagawa 93,369 98,216 -4,847 -4.9 35,964 40,380 -4,416 -10.9 23,304 22,558 746 3.3 38.5 41.1 -2.6

    Niigata 21,227 22,189 -962 -4.3 7,783 8,406 -623 -7.4 5,337 5,544 -207 -3.7 36.7 37.9 -1.2

    Yamanashi 7,919 8,134 -215 -2.6 3,046 3,154 -108 -3.4 1,721 1,924 -203 -10.6 38.5 38.8 -0.3

    Nagano 18,295 20,164 -1,869 -9.3 6,589 8,296 -1,707 -20.6 4,537 4,959 -422 -8.5 36.0 41.1 -5.1

    Shizuoka 39,451 41,069 -1,618 -3.9 12,410 14,453 -2,043 -14.1 8,406 8,144 262 3.2 31.5 35.2 -3.7

    Chubu 198,645 223,196 -24,551 -11.0 58,673 65,867 -7,194 -10.9 30,459 31,773 -1,314 -4.1 29.5 29.5 0.0

    Toyama 7,679 8,740 -1,061 -12.1 2,428 2,777 -349 -12.6 1,762 2,039 -277 -13.6 31.6 31.8 -0.2

    Ishikawa 8,293 8,812 -519 -5.9 2,905 3,066 -161 -5.3 2,051 2,163 -112 -5.2 35.0 34.8 0.2

    Fukui 6,058 6,369 -311 -4.9 2,788 3,286 -498 -15.2 1,450 1,606 -156 -9.7 46.0 51.6 -5.6

    Gifu 25,017 27,928 -2,911 -10.4 7,903 10,843 -2,940 -27.1 3,776 4,200 -424 -10.1 31.6 38.8 -7.2

    Aichi 128,173 145,807 -17,634 -12.1 36,169 39,271 -3,102 -7.9 18,100 18,186 -86 -0.5 28.2 26.9 1.3

    Mie 23,425 25,540 -2,115 -8.3 6,480 6,624 -144 -2.2 3,320 3,579 -259 -7.2 27.7 25.9 1.8

    Kinki 329,284 362,443 -33,159 -9.1 80,505 89,300 -8,795 -9.8 56,369 61,830 -5,461 -8.8 24.4 24.6 -0.2

    Shiga 15,501 15,258 243 1.6 4,326 4,873 -547 -11.2 2,705 2,971 -266 -9.0 27.9 31.9 -4.0

    Kyoto 42,258 44,538 -2,280 -5.1 10,944 11,743 -799 -6.8 8,147 8,489 -342 -4.0 25.9 26.4 -0.5

    Osaka 164,096 182,537 -18,441 -10.1 29,841 35,386 -5,545 -15.7 22,715 25,556 -2,841 -11.1 18.2 19.4 -1.2

    Hyogo 80,860 90,670 -9,810 -10.8 23,624 25,948 -2,324 -9.0 16,913 18,793 -1,880 -10.0 29.2 28.6 0.6

    Nara 14,444 15,478 -1,034 -6.7 7,602 6,649 953 14.3 3,168 3,241 -73 -2.3 52.6 43.0 9.6

    Wakayama 12,125 13,962 -1,837 -13.2 4,168 4,701 -533 -11.3 2,721 2,780 -59 -2.1 34.4 33.7 0.7

    Chugoku 75,097 78,742 -3,645 -4.6 28,015 28,539 -524 -1.8 18,515 19,226 -711 -3.7 37.3 36.2 1.1

    Tottori 5,189 5,845 -656 -11.2 2,682 2,518 164 6.5 1,336 1,411 -75 -5.3 51.7 43.1 8.6

    Shimane 5,116 5,157 -41 -0.8 2,751 2,691 60 2.2 1,180 1,300 -120 -9.2 53.8 52.2 1.6

    Okayama 24,097 25,862 -1,765 -6.8 7,372 7,176 196 2.7 4,619 5,191 -572 -11.0 30.6 27.7 2.9

    Hiroshima 28,335 28,853 -518 -1.8 9,920 10,353 -433 -4.2 7,571 7,680 -109 -1.4 35.0 35.9 -0.9

    Yamaguchi 12,360 13,025 -665 -5.1 5,290 5,801 -511 -8.8 3,809 3,644 165 4.5 42.8 44.5 -1.7

    Shikoku 42,901 44,851 -1,950 -4.3 16,713 18,041 -1,328 -7.4 10,318 10,596 -278 -2.6 39.0 40.2 -1.2

    Tokushima 7,108 7,389 -281 -3.8 3,145 3,403 -258 -7.6 1,827 1,865 -38 -2.0 44.2 46.1 -1.9

    Kagawa 10,432 10,884 -452 -4.2 4,616 4,755 -139 -2.9 2,810 3,052 -242 -7.9 44.2 43.7 0.5

    Ehime 16,672 16,827 -155 -0.9 5,944 6,780 -836 -12.3 3,601 3,645 -44 -1.2 35.7 40.3 -4.6

    Kouchi 8,689 9,751 -1,062 -10.9 3,008 3,103 -95 -3.1 2,080 2,034 46 2.3 34.6 31.8 2.8

    Kyushu 152,926 166,214 -13,288 -8.0 58,363 64,445 -6,082 -9.4 38,143 38,023 120 0.3 38.2 38.8 -0.6

    Fukuoka 78,809 86,057 -7,248 -8.4 27,595 30,003 -2,408 -8.0 16,286 15,938 348 2.2 35.0 34.9 0.1

    Saga 8,138 8,271 -133 -1.6 3,464 3,661 -197 -5.4 2,211 2,046 165 8.1 42.6 44.3 -1.7

    Nagasaki 8,950 9,199 -249 -2.7 4,343 4,768 -425 -8.9 3,159 3,261 -102 -3.1 48.5 51.8 -3.3

    Kumamoto 15,309 17,015 -1,706 -10.0 6,597 7,740 -1,143 -14.8 4,607 4,881 -274 -5.6 43.1 45.5 -2.4

    Oita 8,691 9,495 -804 -8.5 3,357 3,795 -438 -11.5 2,162 2,133 29 1.4 38.6 40.0 -1.4

    Miyazaki 8,750 9,602 -852 -8.9 3,476 3,932 -456 -11.6 2,464 2,426 38 1.6 39.7 40.9 -1.2

    Kagoshima 11,392 12,837 -1,445 -11.3 4,514 4,983 -469 -9.4 3,097 3,322 -225 -6.8 39.6 38.8 0.8

    Okinawa 12,887 13,738 -851 -6.2 5,017 5,563 -546 -9.8 4,157 4,016 141 3.5 38.9 40.5 -1.6

    Table3 : Penal code offenses known to police, clearances and arrests by prefecture compared to previous year

    Total number of Penal Code offensesKnown to police Clearances Arrests Clearance rate

  • - 38 -

    previous year

    2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 ChangeJan-Dec Jan-Dec No. Jan-Dec Jan-Dec No. Jan-Dec Jan-Dec

    14,788 15,158 -370 -2.4 9,291 9,776 -485 -5.0 62.8 64.5 -1.71,067 1,094 -27 -2.5 1,029 1,074 -45 -4.2 96.4 98.2 -1.84,029 4,512 -483 -10.7 2,516 2,923 -407 -13.9 62.4 64.8 -2.41,191 1,306 -115 -8.8 895 913 -18 -2.0 75.1 69.9 5.21,289 1,402 -113 -8.1 1,063 1,163 -100 -8.6 82.5 83.0 -0.5

    185 156 29 18.6 151 140 11 7.9 81.6 89.7 -8.17,027 6,688 339 5.1 3,637 3,563 74 2.1 51.8 53.3 -1.5

    181,134 200,572 -19,438 -9.7 86,596 102,130 -15,534 -15.2 47.8 50.9 -3.1136,552 148,488 -11,936 -8.0 70,307 81,545 -11,238 -13.8 51.5 54.9 -3.4

    Residence 74,558 81,436 -6,878 -8.4 39,880 48,157 -8,277 -17.2 53.5 59.1 -5.6Non-residence 61,994 67,052 -5,058 -7.5 30,427 33,388 -2,961 -8.9 49.1 49.8 -0.7

    23,775 25,815 -2,040 -7.9 8,433 9,557 -1,124 -11.8 35.5 37.0 -1.514,559 19,036 -4,477 -23.5 6,323 9,051 -2,728 -30.1 43.4 47.5 -4.16,248 7,233 -985 -13.6 1,533 1,977 -444 -22.5 24.5 27.3 -2.8

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    7,317 7,884 -567 -7.2 6,211 6,650 -439 -6.6 1,106 1,234 -128 -10.4999 1,036 -37 -3.6 956 986 -30 -3.0 43 50 -7 -14.0

    2,568 3,069 -501 -16.3 2,003 2,373 -370 -15.6 565 696 -131 -18.8651 631 20 3.2 586 548 38 6.9 65 83 -18 -21.7803 918 -115 -12.5 693 798 -105 -13.2 110 120 -10 -8.3107 101 6 5.9 102 97 5 5.2 5 4 1 25.0

    2,189 2,129 60 2.8 1,871 1,848 23 1.2 318 281 37 13.214,717 15,159 -442 -2.9 11,500 11,644 -144 -1.2 3,217 3,515 -298 -8.510,766 10,852 -86 -0.8 8,703 8,643 60 0.7 2,063 2,209 -146 -6.6

    Residence 4,072 4,170 -98 -2.4 3,456 3,519 -63 -1.8 616 651 -35 -5.4Non-residence 6,694 6,682 12 0.2 5,247 5,124 123 2.4 1,447 1,558 -111 -7.1

    1,837 2,045 -208 -10.2 1,386 1,551 -165 -10.6 451 494 -43 -8.71,191 1,438 -247 -17.2 623 726 -103 -14.2 568 712 -144 -20.2

    923 824 99 12.0 788 724 64 8.8 135 100 35 35.0

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    Index larceny offensesBurglary

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    Table 4 : Index serious and larceny offenses known to police, clearances and arrests compared to the

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    Change

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    14,788 15,158 -370 -2.4 9,291 9,776 -485 -5.0 7,317 7,884 -567 -7.2 62.8 64.5 -1.7

    Total 523 509 14 2.8 338 342 -4 -1.2 246 270 -24 -8.9 64.6 67.2 -2.6

    Sapporo 366 377 -11 -2.9 235 227 8 3.5 165 172 -7 -4.1 64.2 60.2 4.0

    Hakodate 40 31 9 29.0 23 25 -2 -8.0 16 15 1 6.7 57.5 80.6 -23.1

    Asahikawa 41 45 -4 -8.9 32 39 -7 -17.9 26 37 -11 -29.7 78.0 86.7 -8.7

    Kushiro 52 39 13 33.3 34 34 - - 27 30 -3 -10.0 65.4 87.2 -21.8

    Kitami 24 17 7 41.2 14 17 -3 -17.6 12 16 -4 -25.0 58.3 100.0 -41.7

    Total 774 728 46 6.3 545 504 41 8.1 407 375 32 8.5 70.4 69.2 1.2

    Aomori 108 95 13 13.7 74 57 17 29.8 64 48 16 33.3 68.5 60.0 8.5

    Iwate 91 77 14 18.2 67 55 12 21.8 47 40 7 17.5 73.6 71.4 2.2

    Miyagi 284 292 -8 -2.7 171 200 -29 -14.5 128 129 -1 -0.8 60.2 68.5 -8.3

    Akita 46 49 -3 -6.1 42 39 3 7.7 34 39 -5 -12.8 91.3 79.6 11.7

    Yamagata 46 50 -4 -8.0 44 35 9 25.7 41 29 12 41.4 95.7 70.0 25.7

    Fukushima 199 165 34 20.6 147 118 29 24.6 93 90 3 3.3 73.9 71.5 2.4

    1,846 2,083 -237 -11.4 1,170 1,352 -182 -13.5 1,103 1,196 -93 -7.8 63.4 64.9 -1.5

    Total 4,135 4,298 -163 -3.8 2,736 2,847 -111 -3.9 2,060 2,226 -166 -7.5 66.2 66.2 0.0

    Ibaraki 325 338 -13 -3.8 173 179 -6 -3.4 147 156 -9 -5.8 53.2 53.0 0.2

    Tochigi 228 230 -2 -0.9 143 163 -20 -12.3 104 129 -25 -19.4 62.7 70.9 -8.2

    Gunma 187 186 1 0.5 159 154 5 3.2 136 154 -18 -11.7 85.0 82.8 2.2

    Saitama 989 968 21 2.2 697 651 46 7.1 484 522 -38 -7.3 70.5 67.3 3.2

    Chiba 803 838 -35 -4.2 491 518 -27 -5.2 370 358 12 3.4 61.1 61.8 -0.7

    Kanagawa 863 867 -4 -0.5 554 622 -68 -10.9 439 471 -32 -6.8 64.2 71.7 -7.5

    Niigata 141 167 -26 -15.6 117 134 -17 -12.7 88 99 -11 -11.1 83.0 80.2 2.8

    Yamanashi 58 84 -26 -31.0 50 53 -3 -5.7 35 30 5 16.7 86.2 63.1 23.1

    Nagano 164 176 -12 -6.8 103 105 -2 -1.9 69 86 -17 -19.8 62.8 59.7 3.1

    Shizuoka 377 444 -67 -15.1 249 268 -19 -7.1 188 221 -33 -14.9 66.0 60.4 5.6

    Total 1,399 1,603 -204 -12.7 794 946 -152 -16.1 643 735 -92 -12.5 56.8 59.0 -2.2

    Toyama 49 46 3 6.5 33 29 4 13.8 29 28 1 3.6 67.3 63.0 4.3

    Ishikawa 48 54 -6 -11.1 40 50 -10 -20.0 30 36 -6 -16.7 83.3 92.6 -9.3

    Fukui 61 34 27 79.4 43 36 7 19.4 30 29 1 3.4 70.5 105.9 -35.4

    Gifu 170 210 -40 -19.0 103 147 -44 -29.9 76 101 -25 -24.8 60.6 70.0 -9.4

    Aichi 949 1,089 -140 -12.9 489 594 -105 -17.7 409 467 -58 -12.4 51.5 54.5 -3.0

    Mie 122 170 -48 -28.2 86 90 -4 -4.4 69 74 -5 -6.8 70.5 52.9 17.6

    Total 3,485 3,304 181 5.5 1,835 1,915 -80 -4.2 1,416 1,639 -223 -13.6 52.7 58.0 -5.3

    Shiga 140 137 3 2.2 75 90 -15 -16.7 59 77 -18 -23.4 53.6 65.7 -12.1

    Kyoto 374 353 21 5.9 256 232 24 10.3 200 193 7 3.6 68.4 65.7 2.7

    Osaka 2,083 1,805 278 15.4 910 967 -57 -5.9 704 829 -125 -15.1 43.7 53.6 -9.9

    Hyogo 673 800 -127 -15.9 419 467 -48 -10.3 333 411 -78 -19.0 62.3 58.4 3.9

    Nara 94 97 -3 -3.1 68 68 - - 60 61 -1 -1.6 72.3 70.1 2.2

    Wakayama 121 112 9 8.0 107 91 16 17.6 60 68 -8 -11.8 88.4 81.3 7.1

    Total 668 734 -66 -9.0 509 495 14 2.8 420 404 16 4.0 76.2 67.4 8.8

    Tottori 47 40 7 17.5 36 22 14 63.6 29 22 7 31.8 76.6 55.0 21.6

    Shimane 62 43 19 44.2 50 31 19 61.3 33 22 11 50.0 80.6 72.1 8.5

    Okayama 134 188 -54 -28.7 121 120 1 0.8 96 97 -1 -1.0 90.3 63.8 26.5

    Hiroshima 326 353 -27 -7.6 214 222 -8 -3.6 183 172 11 6.4 65.6 62.9 2.7

    Yamaguchi 99 110 -11 -10.0 88 100 -12 -12.0 79 91 -12 -13.2 88.9 90.9 -2.0

    Total 379 355 24 6.8 332 300 32 10.7 228 209 19 9.1 87.6 84.5 3.1

    Tokushima 57 47 10 21.3 43 38 5 13.2 32 32 - - 75.4 80.9 -5.5

    Kagawa 113 65 48 73.8 104 64 40 62.5 66 67 -1 -1.5 92.0 98.5 -6.5

    Ehime 153 173 -20 -11.6 138 147 -9 -6.1 86 66 20 30.3 90.2 85.0 5.2

    Kouchi 56 70 -14 -20.0 47 51 -4 -7.8 44 44 - - 83.9 72.9 11.0

    Total 1,579 1,544 35 2.3 1,032 1,075 -43 -4.0 794 830 -36 -4.3 65.4 69.6 -4.2

    Fukuoka 876 756 120 15.9 475 458 17 3.7 326 327 -1 -0.3 54.2 60.6 -6.4

    Saga 84 77 7 9.1 56 74 -18 -24.3 50 57 -7 -12.3 66.7 96.1 -29.4

    Nagasaki 136 134 2 1.5 99 96 3 3.1 59 70 -11 -15.7 72.8 71.6 1.2

    Kumamoto 118 152 -34 -22.4 95 128 -33 -25.8 96 107 -11 -10.3 80.5 84.2 -3.7

    Oita 58 60 -2 -3.3 45 51 -6 -11.8 37 45 -8 -17.8 77.6 85.0 -7.4

    Miyazaki 100 100 - - 82 62 20 32.3 62 51 11 21.6 82.0 62.0 20.0

    Kagoshima 87 119 -32 -26.9 89 98 -9 -9.2 69 89 -20 -22.5 102.3 82.4 19.9

    Okinawa 120 146 -26 -17.8 91 108 -17 -15.7 95 84 11 13.1 75.8 74.0 1.8

    Known to police Clearances

    Table5 : Index serious and larceny offenses known to police, cleara