The principal data on penal code offenses in 2005 are as follows.
Principal data on penal code offenses, 2005
                                                            (year-on-year change)
[1]  Number of reported cases
Penal code offenses                                      3,125,216  (-302,390)    (-8.8%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses                     2,269,572  (-293,465)  (-11.4%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft   544,500   (-36,963)   (-6.4%)
[2]  Number of cleared cases
Penal code offenses                                       1,505,426   (-27,033)    (-1.8%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses                         649,782   (-18,108)    (-2.7%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft   220,744       (+804)   (+0.4%)
[3]  Number of persons cleared
Penal code offenses                                       1,278,479   (-10,937)    (-0.8%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses                         387,234     (-2,063)    (-0.5%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft   193,115     (-1,031)    (-0.5%)
[4]  Crime rate
Penal code offenses                                           2,446.2  (-283.2 points)
Non-traffic penal code offenses                          1,776.5  (-230.8 points)
Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft       426.2   (-29.2 points)
[5]  Clearance rate
Penal code offenses                                              48.2%     (+3.5 points)
Non-traffic penal code offenses                             28.6%     (+2.6 points)
Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft       40.5%     (+2.7 points)
  (Sources: Criminal Statistics by National Police Agency and population data
    by the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
  Fig. 1-1-1-1 shows the number of reported cases and persons cleared for penal code offenses since 1946 (See Appendix 1-1).

Fig. 1-1-1-1  Number of reported cases and persons cleared for penal code offenses (1946-2005)