Fig. I-6 shows trends in the number of cases reported, the number of cases cleared, and the number of persons cleared for larceny, fraud, embezzlement excluding embezzlement of lost property, and embezzlement of lost property over the last ten years. Reported cases of larceny increased in 1999 compared to the previous year, but the number of cases cleared and the number of persons cleared both decreased. For embezzlement of lost property, the number of cases reported, the number of cases cleared, and the number of persons cleared all increased, while for fraud and embezzlement excluding embezzlement of lost property, conversely, the number of reported cases, the number of cases cleared, and the number of persons cleared all decreased.

Fig. I-6 Trends in number of cases reported, number of cases cleared, and number of persons cleared for property offenses (1990-1999)

  In 1999, reported cases of larceny increased by 121,344 (6.8%) compared to the previous year, but the number of cases cleared and the number of persons cleared both decreased, falling by 36,135 (6.0%) and 9,182 (5.1%) respectively. Reported cases of embezzlement of lost property increased by 3,610 (5.6%) compared to the previous year, as did also the number of cases cleared and the number of persons cleared, increasing by 3,600 (5.6%) and 3,366 (5.0%) respectively. For fraud, on the other hand, the number of cases reported, the number of cases cleared, and the number of persons cleared all decreased compared to the previous year, falling by 4,848 (10.0%), 6,065 (13.7%), and 473 (5.5%) respectively. Similarly, for embezzlement, excluding embezzlement of lost property, the number of cases reported fell by 126 (9.3%), the number of cases cleared by 130 (10.5%), and the number of persons cleared by 123 (13.9%), respectively, compared to the previous year. The crime rate in 1999 by type of offense was 1,508.0 for larceny, 34.3 for fraud, 1.0 for embezzlement, excluding embezzlement of lost property, and 53.4 for embezzlement of lost property.
  Fig. I-7 shows component ratios for different types of larceny in 1999. There were altogether 367,174 reported cases of so-called major larceny offenses(burglary, pick-pocketing, purse snatching, and car larceny), accounting for 19.2% of all larceny(see Appendix I-5 ). The clearance rate for major larceny offenses was 53.7%, far higher than that for larceny offenses in general (29.4%).

Fig. I-7 Ratios by type of larceny (1999)