Fig. I-12 shows trends in the number of persons newly received by public prosecutors'offices for violations of the Immigration Control Law and the Alien Registration Law over the last ten years.
  The number of persons newly received for Immigration Control Law violations increased rapidly after 1990, but fell by 522 to 9,391 in 1999. As for Alien Registration Law violations, the number has remained generally constant between 200 and 300 since 1991.
  According to Criminal Statistics by the National Police Agency, viewing the number of persons sent to public prosecutors'offices for special law offenses concerning foreigners in 1999 by the nature of the violation, the most common Immigration Control Law related violations were illegal residence, followed by failure to carry or refusal to present passports or permits, illegal entry, illegal soliciting for employment, smuggling illegal immigrants, illegal activities not included in residence status, and illegal landing, in that order. The number of persons sent to public prosecutors'offices for illegal soliciting for employment increased from 556 in 1998 to 583 in 1999 (see Appendix I-7 ). The majority of Alien Registration Law violations were failure to apply for new registration.

Fig. I-12 Trends in numbers of persons newly received by public prosecutors'offices for special law offenses related to foreigners (1990-1999)