6 Formulation of action programs

In response to the worsening crime situation the Ministerial Meeting on Countermeasures against Crime was established in September 2003 and the “Action Plan to Create a Crime-Resistant Society - Aiming for the Restoration of Japan as the World's Safest Country –” then formulated in December the same year. The results of five years of efforts made as part of this action plan were then taken into consideration in the formulation of the “Action Plan to Create a Crime-Resistant Society 2008” in December 2008. Based on this, the government and the private sector have been making united efforts.