Fig. IV-19 shows the number of women cleared by the police for penal code offenses other than traffic professional negligence and the ratio of women in the total number of persons cleared for penal code offenses other than traffic professional negligence(the"female ratio")since 1946. The number of women cleared had been in an upward trend since 1993,but fell by7,801persons from the previous year to64,922in1999. The female ratio showed an upward trend from1994,only to drop1.8points from the previous year to20.6%in1999.
  The number of women cleared for penal code offenses other than traffic professional negligence per100,000women aged14or more(rate per population)hovered between approximately100and110from1990through1996. After rising above120in1997and1998,it fell to115.4in1999,down14.5from the previous year(see Appendix I-1 ).

Fig. IV-19 Trends in Number of Women Cleared and Female Ratio for Penal Code Offenses other than Traffic Professional Negligence(1946-1999)

  Fig. IV-20 shows the number of women cleared for penal code offenses other than traffic professional negligence over the last10years, by age group.
  Juveniles have constantly accounted for the largest part throughout the10-year period. The share of juveniles in the total number of women cleared(juvenile ratio)started to rise in1995and exceeded50%in1997and1998. It fell slightly to48.8%in1999.

Fig. IV-20 Composition of Women Cleared for Penal Code Offenses other than Traffic Professional Negligence, by Age Group(1990-1999)

  Table IV-8 shows the number of women cleared for penal code offenses other than traffic professional negligence in1999by offense, in comparison with data for1990and1998. In1999,as in the previous year, larceny accounted for about80%of the women cleared, followed by embezzlement, bodily injury and fraud. It should be noted that shoplifting accounted for some80%of larceny cases, and that most of the embezzlement cases concerned the conversion of lost articles, etc. The female ratio was relatively high in larceny, arson, homicide and embezzlement, among others. As regards homicide, women accounted for all cases of infanticide. The number of women cleared decreased from the previous year in all offenses except arson, robbery and embezzlement.
  The juvenile ratio among women is highest in offenses such as extortion(79.9%), bodily injury(74.5%)and robbery(57.3%)(see Part 3 Subsection 1-4-1 for delinquency by girls).

Table IV-8 Number of Women Cleared for Penal Code Offenses other than Traffic Professional Negligence, by Offense (1990, 1998, 1999)