Part 1

Crime Trends in 2007

Fig. 1-1-1-1  Number of reported cases and persons cleared for penal code offenses (1946–2007)

Table 1-1-1-2  Number of reported cases, crime rate, number of cleared cases and persons cleared, and clearance rate for penal code offenses by type of major offense (2007)

Fig. 1-1-1-3  Percent distribution of reported cases and persons cleared for penal code offenses, by type of offense (2007)

Fig. 1-1-1-4  Number of reported cases for non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft by type of major offense (1978–2007)

Fig. 1-1-1-5  Age distribution of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses (1978–2007)

Fig. 1-1-1-6  Number of females cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses and female rate (1946–2007)

Table 1-1-1-7  Number of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by sex and by type of offense (2007)

Fig. 1-1-1-8  Clearance rate for penal code offenses (1978–2007)

Fig. 1-1-2-1  Number of reported cases and clearance rate for non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft (1978–2007)

Fig. 1-1-2-2  Number of reported cases and clearance rate for non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft, by type of major offense (1988–2007)

Table 1-1-2-3  Number of cases reported and cleared and clearance rate for robbery targeting overnight supermarkets (1998–2007)

Table 1-1-2-4  Number of reported cases and percent distribution for injury, assault, and intimidation by place of occurrence (2007)

Table 1-1-2-5  Number of cases reported and cleared, persons cleared, clearance rate, and the total damage of billing fraud (extortion) (2007)

Table 1-1-2-6  Number of reported cases and percent distribution for damage to property, by type of damaged property, and by place of occurrence (2007)

Table 1-1-2-7  Number of public officials newly received and finally disposed by public prosecutors offices for acceptance of bribes (2007)

Table 1-1-2-8  Term of imprisonment with work sentenced in the court of first instance for giving and acceptance of bribes (2003–2007)

Table 1-1-2-9  Number of public officials newly received and finally disposed by public prosecutors offices, by type of offense (2007)

Table 1-1-2-10  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Anti-Organized Crimes Act (2003–2007)

Table 1-1-2-11  Application of the provisions of confiscation and collection of a sum of equivalent value of the Anti-Organized Crimes Act in the court of first instance (2003–2007)

Fig. 1-1-3-1  Number of reported cases and clearance rate for theft (1978–2007)

Fig. 1-1-3-2  Percent distribution of reported theft cases by modus operandi (2007)

Fig. 1-1-3-3  Number of reported cases by type of theft (1978–2007)

Fig. 1-2-1-1  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for special act offenses (1949–2007)

Fig. 1-2-1-2  Percent distribution of special act offenses excluding violations of road traffic related acts by type of offense (2007)

Fig. 1-2-2-1  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Minor Offenses Act, etc. (1998–2007)

Fig. 1-2-2-2  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Waste Management Act (1998–2007)

Fig. 1-2-2-3  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Child Welfare Act, Act against Child Prostitution and Pornography, and Youth Protection Ordinance (1998–2007)

Fig. 1-2-2-4  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Stalker Control Act and Spouse Violence Prevention Act (2000–2007)

Table 1-2-2-5  Number of persons newly received for violation of the Public Offices Election Act (1998–2007)

Fig. 1-3-1-1  Number of traffic accidents, persons killed or injured in traffic accidents (1946–2007)

Fig. 1-3-1-2  Number of and the clearance rate for hit-and-run cases (1998–2007)

Fig. 1-3-1-3  Percent distribution of violations of road traffic related acts by type of violations (2007)

Fig. 1-3-1-4  Percent distribution of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors offices for traffic offenses by type of disposition (2007)

Fig. 1-3-1-5  Percent distribution of persons indicted for dangerous driving causing death or injury by type of violation (2007)

Fig. 1-3-1-6  Percent distribution of term of imprisonment (with or without work) of persons sentenced for dangerous driving causing death or injury, negligence in vehicle driving/negligence in the pursuit of social activity, and violations of road traffic related acts (2007)

Fig. 1-3-2-1  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of tax related acts (1998–2007)

Table 1-3-2-2  Number of cases accused and average amount of tax evasion (FY2003–FY2007)

Table 1-3-2-3  Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of tax related acts (2003–2007)

Fig. 1-3-2-4  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Commercial Code/Companies Act, Anti-Monopoly Act, and Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Securities and Exchange Act) (1998–2007)

Fig. 1-3-2-5  Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of the Commercial Code/Companies Act, Anti-Monopoly Act, and Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Securities and Exchange Act) (2003–2007)

Fig. 1-3-2-6  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Investment Act and Money Lending Business Act (Loan Business Control Act) (1998–2007)

Table 1-3-2-7  Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of the Investment Act and Money Lending Business Act (Loan Business Control Act) (2003–2007)

Fig. 1-3-2-8  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Trade Mark Act and Copyright Act (1998–2007)

Table 1-3-2-9  Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of the Trade Mark Act and Copyright Act (2003–2007)

Fig. 1-3-2-10  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for obstruction of compulsory execution, obstruction of auctions, and Bankruptcy Act violations (1998–2007)

Table 1-3-2-11  Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for obstruction of compulsory execution, obstruction of auctions, and Bankruptcy Act violations (2003–2007)

Table 1-3-3-1  Number of cases cleared for offenses involving computers or electromagnetic records (2003–2007)

Table 1-3-3-2  Number of cases cleared for offenses using cyber network (2003–2007)

Table 1-3-3-3  Number of cases cleared for violations of the Unauthorized Computer Access Act (2003–2007)

Table 1-3-3-4  Number of cases reported and cleared for offenses related to electromagnetic records of payment cards (2003–2007)

Table 1-3-3-5  Number of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors offices for high-technology offenses (2007)

Table 1-4-1-1  Number of reported cases, crime rate, and clearance rate for major offenses in five countries (1997–2006)

Table 1-4-2-1  Number of reported cases, crime rate, and clearance rate for homicide in five countries (2002–2006)

Table 1-4-3-1  Number of reported cases, crime rate, and clearance rate of theft in five countries (2002–2006)

Table 1-5-1-1  Number of cases committed by Japanese nationals outside Japan, by type of offense (2007)

Table 1-5-2-1  Number of cases committed against Japanese nationals outside Japan, by type of offense (2007)

Part 2

Treatment of Offenders

Fig. 2-1-1  Flow of procedures of adult offenders under the criminal justice

Fig. 2-1-2  Flow of the speedy trial procedure

Fig. 2-2-1-1  Percent distribution of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices by type of offense (2007)

Table 2-2-2-1  Number of persons arrested or detained for cases disposed by public prosecutors, by type of offense (2007)

Fig. 2-2-3-1  Percent distribution of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors offices by disposition, and number of persons indicted (1998–2007)

Fig. 2-2-3-2  Prosecution rates and suspended prosecution rates, by type of offense (1998–2007)

Table 2-2-3-3  Number of persons who were not prosecuted, by reason (1998–2007)

Table 2-3-1-1  Number of defendants finally judged in all cases (1998–2007)

Table 2-3-1-2  Number of persons in cases brought to pretrial conference procedure and interim conference procedure at district courts, by type of offense (2007)

Table 2-3-1-3  Number of defendants finally disposed in district and family courts, by type of offense (2007)

Table 2-3-1-4  Number of defendants finally disposed in summary courts, by type of offense (2007)

Table 2-3-1-5  Number of persons in cases brought to speedy trial procedure (2007)

Table 2-3-1-6  Number of defendants finally disposed in Koso appeal trials, by type of offense (2007)

Table 2-3-2-1  Number of defendants sentenced to death penalty or life imprisonment with work in the court of first instance, by type of offense (1998–2007)

Table 2-3-2-2  Number of defendants sentenced to imprisonment with or without work for a definite term by district courts (2007)

Table 2-3-2-3  Fines sentenced in the court of first instance, by type of offense (2007)

Table 2-3-3-1  Detainment during the first instance trials (2007)

Fig. 2-4-1-1  Trends in the rate of imprisonment of penal institutions (as of December 31 in each year in 1988–2007)

Fig. 2-4-1-2  Trends in the average daily number of inmates of penal institutions (1988–2007)

Table 2-4-1-3  Number of sentenced inmates newly admitted and released, by reason (2007)

Fig. 2-4-1-4  Trends in the number of newly admitted sentenced inmates (1988–2007)

Table 2-4-1-5  Percent distribution of newly admitted sentenced inmates, by sex and by age group (2007)

Fig. 2-4-1-6  Percent distribution of newly admitted inmates sentenced to imprisonment with work by imprisonment term (2003–2007)

Table 2-4-1-7  Histories of suspension of execution of sentence and protective measures for first-time inmates (2007)

Fig. 2-4-2-1  Flow of treatment of sentenced inmate

Table 2-4-2-2  Classification and codes for a treatment index

Table 2-4-2-3  Number of incidents that occurred in penal institutions (2007)

Table 2-4-2-4  Complaints filed by inmates (2003–2007)

Fig. 2-5-1-1  Number of released inmates and parole rate (1949–2007)

Fig. 2-5-1-2  Proportion of served term of imprisonment with a definite term before parole release

Table 2-5-1-3  Number of life imprisonment parolees by their served term (1998–2007)

Fig. 2-5-2-1  Number of newly received probationers/parolees (1949–2007)

Fig. 2-5-2-2  Percent distribution of newly received probationers/parolees by age group (2007)

Fig. 2-5-2-3  Percent distribution of newly received probationers/parolees by type of offense and sex (2007)

Fig. 2-5-2-4  Percent distribution of newly received probationers/parolees by supervision period (2007)

Fig. 2-5-2-5  Percent distribution of newly received probationers/parolees by residential situation (2007)

Table 2-5-2-6  Number and percentage of probationers/parolees by treatment category (as of December 31, 2007)

Fig. 2-5-2-7  Percent distribution of termination of probation/parole supervision by reason (2007)

Fig. 2-5-2-8  Percent distribution of probationers/parolees newly received and those whose probation/parole supervision terminated, by employment status (2007)

Table 2-5-3-1  Number of probationers/parolees receiving assistance during supervision and urgent aftercare of discharged offenders by type (2007)

Fig. 2-5-3-2  Percent distribution of released inmates by planned place after their release (2007)

Fig. 2-6-2-1  Number of transnational fugitives (as of December 31 in each year during 1998–2007)

Table 2-6-2-2  Number and percentage of transnational fugitives by nationality, etc. (as of December 31, 2007)

Table 2-6-2-3  Number of transnational fugitives by type of offense (as of December 31, 2007)

Table 2-6-2-4  Number of fugitive offenders extradited (2003–2007)

Table 2-6-3-1  Requests for mutual legal assistance in investigation (2003–2007)

Part 3

Trends in Offenses by Specific Offenders and Their Treatment

Fig. 3-1-2-1  Number of cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals and by other foreign nationals (1980–2007)

Fig. 3-1-2-2  Number of cleared theft and robbery cases committed by visiting foreign nationals (1998–2007)

Fig. 3-1-2-3  Number of cases and persons referred to public prosecutors offices for non-traffic special act offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals and by other foreign nationals (1980–2007)

Fig. 3-1-2-4  Number of cleared cases for Immigration Control Act violations, etc. committed by visiting foreign nationals (1998–2007)

Table 3-1-3-1  Number of visiting foreign nationals newly received by public prosecutors offices for criminal cases by nationality, etc. (2005–2007)

Fig. 3-1-3-2  Number of visiting foreign nationals finally disposed by public prosecutors offices for criminal cases (1998–2007)

Table 3-1-3-3  Number of visiting foreign nationals finally disposed by public prosecutors offices for criminal cases, by type of offense (2007)

Fig. 3-1-3-4  Number of foreign nationals convicted (1998–2007)

Fig. 3-1-3-5  Percent distribution of the term of imprisonment with or without work sentenced to foreign defendants (2003–2007)

Fig. 3-1-3-6  Number of newly admitted Class F inmates (1998–2007)

Fig. 3-1-3-7  Number of foreign probationers and parolees (As of December 31, 1998–2007)

Table 3-2-1-1  Number of Boryokudan members, etc. (As of December 31, 1998–2007)

Fig. 3-2-2-1  Number of Boryokudan members,etc. cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses and special act offenses (1978–2007)

Table 3-2-2-2  Number and percent ratio of Boryokudan members, etc. among persons cleared, by type of major offense (2007)

Fig. 3-2-2-3  Number of antagonistic fights and rate of using firearms (1998–2007)

Fig. 3-2-2-4  Number of firing incidents and persons killed in firing incidents (1998–2007)

Fig. 3-2-2-5  Number of cleared firearm offenses and rate of using handguns (1998–2007)

Fig. 3-2-2-6  Number of seized handguns (1998–2007)

Fig. 3-2-3-1  Prosecution rate for persons related to Boryokudan (1998–2007)

Fig. 3-2-3-2  Suspended prosecution rate for persons related to Boryokudan for major offenses (2007)

Table 3-2-3-3  Number of convicted inmates related to Boryokudan and their proportion in total sentenced inmates (As of December 31, 2003–2007)

Fig. 3-2-3-4  Percent distribution of designated Boryokudan members, etc. newly admitted, by type of offense (2007)

Fig. 3-2-3-5  Percent ratio of persons related to designated Boryokudan to total persons newly subjected to probation/parole supervision (1998–2007)

Fig. 3-3-1-1  Number of persons cleared for Stimulants Control Act violations (1951–2007)

Table 3-3-1-2  Number of persons cleared for Stimulants Control Act violations by type of violation (2003–2007)

Fig. 3-3-1-3  Percent distribution of persons cleared for Stimulants Control Act violations, by age group (1978–2007)

Table 3-3-1-4  Number of foreign nationals cleared for Stimulants Control Act violations by type of violation and nationality, etc. (2007)

Table 3-3-1-5  Number of Boryokudan members, etc. in the persons cleared for Stimulants Control Act violations by type of violation (2003–2007)

Fig. 3-3-1-6  Number of persons cleared for violations of Narcotics and Psychotropic Control Act, Opium Act, and Cannabis Control Act (1978–2007)

Fig. 3-3-1-7  Number of persons referred for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act violations (1978–2007)

Table 3-3-2-1  Amount of seized stimulants, narcotics, opium, and cannabis (2003–2007)

Table 3-3-2-2  Number of cleared cases of Act on Special Provisions for Narcotics violations (2003–2007)

Table 3-3-2-3  Confiscation and collection of a sum of equivalent value to be confiscated in the court of first instance under the Act on Special Provisions for Narcotics (2003–2007)

Fig. 3-3-3-1  Prosecution rates for violations of the Stimulants Control Act, Narcotics and Psychotropic Control Act, and Cannabis Control Act (1988–2007)

Fig. 3-3-3-2  Percent distribution of persons sentenced to imprisonment for Stimulants Control Act violations in the court of first instance by term of imprisonment (1978–2007)

Fig. 3-3-3-3  Age distribution of newly admitted inmates convicted of Stimulants Control Act violations by sex (2003–2007)

Fig. 3-3-3-4  Percent ratio of drug offenders to newly received probationers/parolees (1988–2007)

Fig. 3-4-1-1  Number of mentally disabled persons, etc., cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses (1998–2007)

Table 3-4-1-2  Number of mentally disabled persons, etc. cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense (2007)

Table 3-4-2-1  Number of mentally disabled persons newly admitted to penal institutions and juvenile training schools by mental diagnosis (2007)

Fig. 3-4-3-1  Flow of Treatment Procedures under the Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Insane Persons, etc.

Table 3-4-3-2  Number of persons for whom prosecutors applied for hearings by type of act and by type of criminal disposition (2007)

Table 3-4-3-3  Number of persons finally disposed at hearings in district courts pertaining to public prosecutor's application (2007)

Fig. 3-5-1-1  Number and rate of repeat offenders among persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses (1998–2007)

Fig. 3-5-1-2  Number and rate of previously convicted persons among adults cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses (1998–2007)

Table 3-5-1-3  Number of adults previously convicted and those with the previous convictions for the same type of offenses, by type of major offense (2007)

Table 3-5-2-1  Number of persons previously convicted, their rate, and their status at the time of their offenses, by type of major offense (2007)

Table 3-5-2-2  Number of offenders who had their suspension of execution of sentence revoked, by reason (1998–2007)

Table 3-5-3-1  Reimprisonment rate of released inmates by the end of each year by reason for release (year of reimprisonment, 2002–2007)

Table 3-5-3-2  Reimprisonment rate within five years from the year of release by reason for release (year of release, 1998–2002)

Table 3-5-4-1  Re-disposition rate of those whose probation/parole supervision was terminated (1998–2007)

Part 4

Trends in Juvenile Delinquency and Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents

Fig. 4-1-1-1  Number of juveniles cleared for penal code offenses and their rate per population (1946–2007)

Fig. 4-1-1-2  Number of juveniles and adults cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses and juvenile rate (1966–2007)

Fig. 4-1-1-3  Number of juveniles of illegal behavior guided by police for non-traffic penal code offenses and their rate per population (1946–2007)

Fig. 4-1-1-4  Rate per population of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group (1966–2007)

Fig. 4-1-1-5  Change in the delinquency rate

Fig. 4-1-1-6  Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by sex and female rate (1966–2007)

Fig. 4-1-1-7  Percent distribution of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by educational and employment situation (2007)

Fig. 4-1-1-8  Number of juveniles with delinquent histories cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses and their rate (1978–2007)

Fig. 4-1-1-9  Percent distribution by type of offense of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses, by age group (2007)

Table 4-1-1-10  Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense and sex, and juvenile rate (2007)

Fig. 4-1-1-11  Number of juveniles cleared for homicide or robbery by age group (1954–2007)

Fig. 4-1-1-12  Percent distribution of non-traffic penal code offenses of juveniles cases, by type of offense and number of perpetrators (2007)

Fig. 4-1-2-1  Number of juveniles referred by police for special act offenses (1956–2007)

Fig. 4-1-2-2  Number of juvenile violations of the Road Traffic Act (1971–2007)

Fig. 4-1-2-3  Number of hot rodders and of their groups (1998–2007)

Fig. 4-1-3-1  Number of juveniles finally disposed by family courts for pre-delinquency and female rate (1969–2007)

Fig. 4-1-4-1  Reported cases of juvenile violence in family by their educational and employment situation (1998–2007)

Fig. 4-2-1-1  Flowchart of treatment procedure for juvenile offenders and delinquents

Fig. 4-2-2-1  Number of juvenile offenders newly received by public prosecutors offices by age group (1975–2007)

Table 4-2-2-2  Number of juveniles referred to and disposed by public prosecutors, by type of offense (2007)

Fig. 4-2-2-3  Number of juveniles received by family courts for juvenile cases (1949–2007)

Fig. 4-2-2-4  Percent distribution of juveniles finally disposed by family courts, by type of disposition (2007)

Fig. 4-2-2-5  Percent distribution of juveniles finally disposed by family courts for homicide and robbery, by type of disposition (2007)

Table 4-2-2-6  Number of juveniles finally disposed by family courts for cases of juveniles aged 16 or over to be referred to public prosecutors for prosecution in principle, by type of offense (2007)

Table 4-2-2-7  Number of juveniles convicted or transferred to family courts in the court of first instance, by type of offense (2007)

Fig. 4-2-3-1  Number of newly admitted juveniles in juvenile classification homes (1949–2007)

Fig. 4-2-3-2  Age distribution of newly admitted juveniles in juvenile classification homes by sex (1988–2007)

Fig. 4-2-3-3  Percent distribution of newly admitted juveniles in juvenile classification homes by sex, age group and type of delinquency (2007)

Fig. 4-2-3-4  Percent distribution of juveniles discharged from juvenile classification homes by reason (2007)

Fig. 4-2-3-5  Flow of institutional classification in juvenile classification homes

Table 4-2-3-6  Relationship between recommendations based on classification and disposition by family courts (2007)

Fig. 4-2-4-1  Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by sex (1949–2007)

Fig. 4-2-4-2  Age distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools (1975–2007)

Fig. 4-2-4-3  Percent distribution of delinquency type committed by juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by sex and age group (2007)

Fig. 4-2-4-4  Percent distribution of newly admitted juveniles in juvenile training schools by history of protective measures and by sex (2007)

Fig. 4-2-4-5  Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by education level and by sex (2007)

Fig. 4-2-4-6  Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by status of education/employment and by sex (2007)

Fig. 4-2-4-7  Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by sex and by type of delinquent group with which they had related (2007)

Table 4-2-4-8  Number of juveniles newly admitted by types of juvenile training schools and treatment programs (2007)

Table 4-2-4-9  Number of newly admitted juveniles by treatment course (2007)

Fig. 4-2-4-10  Percent distribution of the qualifications or licenses obtained by juveniles discharged from juvenile training schools (2007)

Table 4-2-4-11  Status of re-admittance of juveniles discharged from juvenile training schools, etc. (1998–2007)

Fig. 4-2-5-1  Number of newly admitted juvenile prisoners (1966–2007)

Fig. 4-2-6-1  Number of juvenile probationers and juvenile training school parolees newly placed under probation/parole supervision (1949–2007)

Fig. 4-2-6-2  Age distribution of juvenile probationers/juvenile training school parolees newly placed under probation/parole supervision (2007)

Fig. 4-2-6-3  Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/juvenile training school parolees newly placed under probation/parole supervision, by sex and by type of delinquency (2007)

Fig. 4-2-6-4  Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/juvenile training school parolees newly placed under probation/parole supervision by history of protective measures (2007)

Fig. 4-2-6-5  Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/juvenile training school parolees newly placed under and discharged from probation/parole supervision by status of education/employment (2007)

Table 4-2-6-6  Juvenile probationers/juvenile training school parolees categorized into each category (As of December 31, 2007)

Fig. 4-2-6-7  Percent distribution of reasons for termination of probation/parole supervision for juvenile probationers/juvenile training school parolees (2007)

Table 4-2-6-8  Juveniles who received new dispositions during probation (1998–2007)

Fig. 4-2-7-1  Number of foreign national juvenile offenders who were referred to family courts (1998–2007)

Fig. 4-2-7-2  Number of newly admitted foreign national juveniles in juvenile classification homes, by nationality, etc. (1998–2007)

Fig. 4-2-7-3  Number of newly admitted foreign national juveniles in juvenile training schools, by nationality, etc. (1998–2007)

Fig. 4-2-7-4  Number of foreign national juvenile probationers/juvenile training school parolees (As of December 31 in each year in 1998–2007)

Part 5

Crime Victims

Fig. 5-1-1-1  Number of reported cases for non-traffic penal code offenses involving human victims and their victim rate (1998–2007)

Table 5-1-1-2  Number of victims killed or injured in non-traffic penal code offenses and their rate per population (1998–2007)

Table 5-1-1-3  Number of reported property offenses and the amount of damage (1998–2007)

Table 5-1-1-4  Number of rape and forcible indecency cases, and their victim rate (1998–2007)

Fig. 5-1-1-5  Percent distribution of cleared cases, by relationship between victims and suspects, and by type of major offense (2007)

Table 5-1-1-6  Number of juvenile crime victims under 13 by type of major penal code offense (1998–2007)

Table 5-1-1-7  Number of cases and persons cleared for cases concerning child abuse (1999–2007)

Table 5-1-1-8  Relationship between victims and perpetrators for cases concerning child abuse (2007)

Fig. 5-1-2-1  Victimization rate by type of offense over the past five years and in 2007

Fig. 5-1-2-2  Victimization rate of total crime victimization in the past five years and in a year preceding the survey

Fig. 5-1-2-3  Victim reporting rate by type of offense in the third survey

Table 5-1-2-4  Successive comparison of the victimization rate/victim reporting rate over the last five years by type of offense

Fig. 5-1-2-5  Successive comparison of fear of crime

Fig. 5-1-2-6  Successive comparison of status of security precaution

Fig. 5-1-2-7  Successive comparison of awareness of public safety in Japan

Table 5-2-1-1  Number of persons received and disposed by Committees for the Inquest of Prosecution (2003–2007)

Table 5-2-1-2  Subsequent measures for the cases judged by the Committees to be appropriate for prosecution or inappropriate for non-prosecution, by reason of initial disposition of non-prosecution (2003–2007)

Table 5-2-1-3  Implementation of victim protection systems in formal trials (2003–2007)

Table 5-2-2-1  Applications for crime victim benefits and amounts paid (FY2003–FY2007)

Part 6

Criminal Justice System Reform

Fig. 6-1-1  Overview of Criminal Justice System Reform

Fig. 6-2-1  Flow of Saiban-in selection procedures

Table 6-2-2  Number of persons finally disposed in the first instance for cases to be covered by Saiban-in trials, by type of offense (2003–2007)

Fig. 6-2-3  Percent distribution of persons finally disposed in the first instance for cases to be covered by Saiban-in trials, by number of times of trials (2007)

Table 6-2-4  Sentencing in the first instance for cases to be covered by Saiban-in trials, by type of offense (2007)

Part 7

The Circumstances and Attributes of Elderly Offenders and Their Treatment

Fig. 7-1-1  Number of elderly in each procedural/treatment stage by sex (1998–2007)

Fig. 7-1-2  Rate per population (elderly) of persons disposed in each procedural stage by sex (1998–2007)

Fig. 7-1-3  Aging in Japan (1950–2055)

Fig. 7-1-4  Aging rate in Japan and other countries (1950 to 2050)

Fig. 7-1-5  Average life expectancy (1955–2055)

Fig. 7-1-6  Number of employees and unemployment rate (1999–2007)

Fig. 7-1-7  Household of elderly (1980, 1985, 1990, 1995–2006)

Fig. 7-1-8  Trend in number of elderly living alone (1980, 1985, 1990, 1995–2005)

Fig. 7-1-9  Distribution of the annual income of elderly households (2005)

Fig. 7-1-10  Financial condition of elderly (FY2001 and FY2006)

Fig. 7-1-11  Number of cases reported for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group of the victims of crime (1998–2007)

Fig. 7-1-12  Number of elderly and elderly rate in each procedural/treatment stage (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-1-13  Crime index of elderly in each procedural/treatment stage (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-1-14  Rate per population of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group (1998–2007)

Fig. 7-1-15  Rate per population of newly admitted inmates by age group (1998–2007)

Fig. 7-1-16  Number of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group and distribution of the population (1997, 2007)

Fig. 7-1-17  Number of newly admitted inmates and distribution of the population by age (1997, 2007)

Fig. 7-2-1-1  Number of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by age and percent ratio of respective age groups (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-1-2  Number of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by sex and age group (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-1-3  Rate per population of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group (1988–2007)

Table 7-2-1-4  Number of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense and age group (2007)

Fig. 7-2-1-5  Number of elderly cleared and elderly rate by type of offense (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-1-6  Rate per population (elderly) of cleared persons by type of offense (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-1-7  Number of persons cleared by type of offense and age group (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-1-8  Rate per population of persons cleared by type of offense and age group (1988–2007)

Table 7-2-2-1  Number of persons disposed by public prosecutors offices for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense and age group (2007)

Fig. 7-2-2-2  Number of elderly disposed by public prosecutors offices and the elderly rate by type of offense (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-2-3  Rate per population of persons prosecuted for non-traffic penal code offenses by sex and age group (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-2-4  Rate per population of persons prosecuted for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-2-5  Number of elderly prosecuted and the elderly rate by type of offense (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-2-6  Rate per population of the number of elderly prosecuted by type of offense (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-2-7  Rate per population of persons granted suspension of prosecution for non-traffic penal code offenses by sex and age group (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-2-8  Suspended prosecution rate for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-2-9  Number of elderly granted suspension of prosecution and the suspended prosecution rate by type of offense (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-2-10  Number of persons granted suspension of prosecution by type of offense, sex, and age group (2007)

Fig. 7-2-3-1  Number of persons convicted in district courts by age group (1998–2007)

Fig. 7-2-3-2  Sentencing in district courts (1998–2007)

Fig. 7-2-3-3  Sentencing for persons convicted for theft in district courts (1998–2007)

Fig. 7-2-3-4  Sentencing for homicide in district courts (cumulative total of 1998–2007)

Fig. 7-2-3-5  Sentencing for injury in district courts (cumulative total of 1998–2007)

Fig. 7-2-3-6  Sentencing for Stimulants Control Act violations in district courts (cumulative total of 1998–2007)

Table 7-2-3-7  Number of persons sentenced to imprisonment (with or without work) for definite terms and the suspended execution rate in district courts by type of offense and age group (2007)

Fig. 7-2-4-1  Number of newly admitted elderly inmates by sex and age group (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-4-2  Percent ratio of newly admitted inmates by sex and age group (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-4-3  Number of newly admitted elderly inmates by sex and history of imprisonment (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-4-4  Percent distribution of newly admitted inmates by history of imprisonment (1978–2007)

Table 7-2-4-5  Type of major offense committed by newly admitted inmates by sex, age group, and history of imprisonment (2007)

Fig. 7-2-4-6  Number of newly admitted elderly inmates imprisoned for theft and other offenses by sex and history of imprisonment (1996–2007)

Fig. 7-2-4-7  Percent distribution of newly admitted reimprisoned elderly inmates by sex, history of imprisonment, and the term of recidivism (2007)

Fig. 7-2-4-8  Percent distribution of elderly and newly admitted elderly inmates by age and marital status

Fig. 7-2-4-9  Employment rate of newly admitted elderly inmates by sex and age group (2007)

Fig. 7-2-4-10  Number of newly admitted inmates by year and age group at the time of admittance

Fig. 7-2-4-11  Number of newly admitted inmates by year of birth, year of admittance, and history of imprisonment

Fig. 7-2-4-12  Place inmates plan to go after being released by age group and reason (1998–2007)

Fig. 7-2-5-1  Percent distribution of newly received parolees/probationers by age group (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-2-5-2  Number of newly received elderly parolees/probationers (1990–2007)

Fig. 7-2-5-3  Parole rate of released inmates by history of imprisonment and age group (2007)

Fig. 7-2-5-4  Parole rate of released inmates by type of offense, history of imprisonment, and age group (2007)

Fig. 7-2-6-1  Number of cases reported for non-traffic penal code offenses involving elderly victims and elderly victim rate (1998–2007)

Fig. 7-2-6-2  Victim rate for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group and type of offense (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-3-1-1  Percent distribution of research subjects by total number of recorded convictions

Fig. 7-3-1-2  Percent distribution of research subjects with recorded convictions at 65 or older by total number of recorded convictions

Fig. 7-3-1-3  Percent distribution of number of recorded convictions of research subjects at the age of 65 or older by type of offense

Fig. 7-3-1-4  Percent distribution of research subjects by age at the time of conviction

Fig. 7-3-1-5  Percent distribution of research subjects by age at the time of conviction and type of their first offense

Fig. 7-3-1-6  Percent distribution of research subjects by type of their first offense and repeated or not repeated offenses

Fig. 7-3-1-7  Percent distribution of research subjects by birth year and age group at the time of their first conviction

Fig. 7-3-1-8  Percent distribution of research subjects who have 2 or more recorded convictions during given age group by birth year

Fig. 7-3-1-9  Percent distribution of research subjects who had their first conviction at under 65 years of age by age at the time of their first conviction

Fig. 7-3-1-10  Number of research subjects who had continued to receive convictions by age at the time of their first conviction

Fig. 7-3-1-11  Percent distribution of research subjects who had continued to receive convictions by age at the time of their first conviction

Fig. 7-3-2-1  Percent distribution of total elderly offenders received in 2007 by type of offense

Fig. 7-3-2-2  Percent distribution of total elderly offenders received in 2007 by age of first conviction/repeat offense pattern and type of offense

Fig. 7-3-2-3  Percent distribution of total elderly offenders received in 2007 by age of first conviction/repeat offense pattern and sex

Fig. 7-3-2-4  Percent distribution of total elderly offenders received in 2007 by status at the time of offense

Fig. 7-3-2-5  Percent distribution of total elderly offenders received in 2007 by previous conviction/disposition

Fig. 7-3-2-6  Percent distribution of total elderly offenders received in 2007 by number of previous conviction

Fig. 7-3-2-7  Percent distribution of total elderly offenders received in 2007 by number of previous imprisonment

Fig. 7-3-2-8  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and type of offense

Fig. 7-3-2-9  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and sex

Fig. 7-3-2-10  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and residential status

Fig. 7-3-2-11  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and marital status

Fig. 7-3-2-12  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and status of household

Fig. 7-3-2-13  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and relationships with relatives and non-relatives

Fig. 7-3-2-14  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and employment status

Fig. 7-3-2-15  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and source of income

Fig. 7-3-2-16  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and amount of monthly income

Fig. 7-3-2-17  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and stable employment period

Fig. 7-3-2-18  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and history of substance dependence related diseases

Fig. 7-3-2-19  Percent distribution by previous conviction/disposition and backgrounds of the offenses

Fig. 7-3-2-20  Number of theft offenders by age group

Fig. 7-3-2-21  Percent distribution of theft offenders by sentencing

Fig. 7-3-2-22  Percent distribution of theft offenders by history of previous conviction

Fig. 7-3-2-23  Percent distribution of theft offenders by modus operandi

Fig. 7-3-2-24  Percent distribution of theft offenders by place of occurrence of offense

Fig. 7-3-2-25  Percent distribution of theft offenders by amount of damage

Fig. 7-3-2-26  Percent distribution of theft offenders by stolen property

Fig. 7-3-2-27  Percent distribution of theft offenders by amount of money on hand

Fig. 7-3-2-28  Percent distribution of theft offenders by residential status

Fig. 7-3-2-29  Percent distribution of theft offenders by source of income

Fig. 7-3-2-30  Motives/causes of crime acts by theft offenders

Fig. 7-3-2-31  Backgrounds of offenses by theft offenders

Fig. 7-3-2-32  Number of injury/assault offenders by age group

Fig. 7-3-2-33  Percent distribution of injury/assault offenders by sentencing

Fig. 7-3-2-34  Percent distribution of injury/assault offenders by history of previous conviction

Fig. 7-3-2-35  Number of injury/assault offenders by place of occurrence of offense and relationship with victim

Fig. 7-3-2-36  Percent distribution of injury/assault offenders by type of weapon used in the offense

Fig. 7-3-2-37  Percent distribution of injury/assault offenders by type and degree of damage by the offense

Fig. 7-3-2-38  Percent distribution of injury/assault offenders by status of households and source of income

Fig. 7-3-2-39  Percent distribution of injury/assault offenders by motive/cause

Fig. 7-3-2-40  Backgrounds of offenses by elderly injury/assault offenders

Fig. 7-3-2-41  Percent distribution of homicide offenders by history of previous conviction

Fig. 7-3-2-42  Percent distribution of homicide offenders by term of recidivism

Fig. 7-3-2-43  Percent distribution of homicide offenders by status of household

Fig. 7-3-2-44  Source of income of elderly homicide offenders

Fig. 7-3-2-45  History of problematic activities of elderly homicide offenders

Fig. 7-3-2-46  Percent distribution of homicide offenders by relationship with victims

Fig. 7-3-2-47  Percent distribution of homicide offenders by type of weapon used in the offense

Fig. 7-3-2-48  Percent distribution of elderly homicide offenders by effect of alcohol

Fig. 7-3-2-49  Motives/causes of offenses by homicide offenders

Fig. 7-3-2-50  Backgrounds of offenses by homicide offenders

Fig. 7-3-2-51  Percent distribution of homicide offenders by sentencing

Table 7-4-1-1  Number of released inmates by type of work (2007)

Fig. 7-4-1-2  Percent distribution of released inmates by number of disciplinary punishments (2007)

Table 7-4-1-3  Number of sentenced inmates by type of disease and age group (2007)

Fig. 7-4-1-4  Number of sentenced elderly inmates treated as rest patients and elderly rate (1988–2007)

Fig. 7-4-1-5  Reason for committing offenses/being imprisoned

Fig. 7-4-1-6  Impressions of life in penal institutions

Fig. 7-4-1-7  Worries after release

Fig. 7-4-2-1  Percent distribution of newly received probationers/parolees by residential status (cumulative total of 1998–2007)

Fig. 7-4-2-2  Number of elderly parolees accepted in halfway houses (1990–2007)

Fig. 7-4-2-3  Percent distribution of elderly parolees by employment status

Fig. 7-4-2-4  Percent distribution of source of daily expenses of elderly parolees

Fig. 7-4-2-5  Percent distribution of parolees whose parole supervision terminated upon completion of terms by employment status (cumulative total of 1998–2007)

Fig. 7-4-2-6  Percent distribution of parolees who are entrusted to halfway houses by area of major problem in treatment (cumulative total of 1998–2007)

Fig. 7-4-2-7  Percent distribution of parolees who are entrusted to halfway houses by entrusted period (cumulative total of 1998–2007)

Fig. 7-4-2-8  Percent distribution of parolees whose probationary supervision terminated upon completion of terms by supervision period (cumulative total of 1998–2007)

Fig. 7-5-1-1  Percent distribution of persons cleared/convicted/imprisoned in each country by age group (2006)

Table 7-5-1-2  Elderly rate and rate per population (elderly) of persons cleared/convicted/imprisoned in each country (1996, 2006)

Appendix

Appendix 1-1  Number of reported cases, crime rate, number of cleared cases, clearance rate, and number of persons cleared for penal code offenses (1946–2007)

Appendix 1-2  Number of reported cases, number of cleared cases, and number of persons cleared for penal code offenses, by type of major offense (1998–2007)

Appendix 1-3  Clearance rate of penal code offenses, by type of major offense (1998–2007)

Appendix 1-4  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for special act offenses (1998–2007)

Appendix 1-5  Number of traffic accidents, number of persons killed or injured, and rate of accidents (1946–2007)

Appendix 1-6  Term of imprisonment with work sentenced for financial and economic offenses in the court of first instance (2005–2007)

Appendix 1-7  Number of reported cases and crime rate of major offenses in five countries (1980–2006)

Appendix 1-8  Number of reported cases and crime rate of homicide and theft in five countries (1988–2006)

Appendix 1-9  Clearance rate of major offenses, homicide and theft in five countries (1988–2006)

Appendix 2-1  Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices, by type of offense (1991–2007)

Appendix 2-2  Number of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors, by type of offense (1998–2007)

Appendix 2-3  Prosecution rate and suspended prosecution rate, by type of offense (2002–2007)

Appendix 2-4  Sentences in district courts, by type of offense (2007)

Appendix 2-5  Average daily number of inmates of penal institutions (1950–2007)

Appendix 2-6  Number of newly admitted inmates, by sex and type of offense (2007)

Appendix 2-7  Number of reimprisoned inmates, by sex and type of offense (2007)

Appendix 2-8  Frequency of imprisonment of newly admitted inmates, by type of offense (2007)

Appendix 2-9  Term of recidivism of reimprisoned inmates, by type of previous offense (2007)

Appendix 2-10  Number of inmates serving sentence of imprisonment with work at the end of the year, by term of imprisonment (As of December 31 each year in 1957–2007)

Appendix 2-11  Number of parole applications, grants, and rejections (1949–2007)

Appendix 2-12  Number of newly received probationers and parolees (1949–2007)

Appendix 3-1  Number of cleared cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by foreign nationals (1980–2007)

Appendix 3-2  Number of referred cases and persons referred for special act offenses committed by foreign nationals (1980–2007)

Appendix 3-3  Number of foreign nationals finally disposed by public prosecutors offices (1990–2007)

Appendix 3-4  Newly admitted Class F inmates by nationality and region (2005–2007)

Appendix 3-5  Number of newly received foreign probationers and parolees by nationality, etc. (2005–2007)

Appendix 3-6  Number of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors offices for drug offenses (1998–2007)

Appendix 4-1  Number and rate per population of juveniles and adults cleared for penal code offenses, and juvenile rate (1946–2007)

Appendix 4-2  Number and rate per population of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group (1966–2007)

Appendix 4-3  Number of juveniles cleared for penal code offenses, by type of major offense (1946–2007)

Appendix 4-4  Number of juveniles of illegal behavior guided for non-traffic penal code offenses, by type of major delinquency (1946–2007)

Appendix 4-5  Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses, by sex, age group, and type of offense (2007)

Appendix 4-6  Number of juveniles referred from police to public prosecutors offices for special act offenses, by type of offense (1956–2007)

Appendix 4-7   Number of pre-delinquents finally disposed by family court, by type of pre-delinquency (1969–2007)

Appendix 4-8  Number of juvenile offenders aged 14–19 newly received by public prosecutors offices, by type of major offense and age group (2002–2007)

Appendix 4-9  Percent ratio of opinions by public prosecutors and final dispositions by family courts, by age group of juvenile offenders (2007)

Appendix 4-10  Number of juveniles finally disposed by family courts for juvenile cases (1975, 1985, 2003–2007)

Appendix 4-11  Number of newly admitted persons and average daily number of inmates in juvenile classification homes (1949–2007)

Appendix 4-12  Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools, by sex and treatment programs (1949–2007)

Appendix 4-13  Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools, by type of delinquency (2001–2007)

Appendix 6-1  Chronological Table of “Criminal Justice System Reform”