Fig. 3-1-1-1 shows the trends in the number of victims of penal code offenses (excluding professional negligence in traffic accidents for the purpose of this Chapter) reported by the police over the last 10years since 1992 and the damage rate in the case of victims being individuals.
  The number of victims had been on a flat trend in recent years, but it started to increase in 1996 for female victims and in 1997 for male victims. In 2001, the total number of victims surpassed the 2.5 million mark, with an increase of 264,673 (12.4%) from the previous year. The damage rate had remained within the range of 1,700 or over but below 1,800 for male victims and within the range of 800 or over but below 900 for female victims since 1992. However, it has been increasing for both since 1998, and it reached 2,570.3 for males (an increase of 267.1 points from the previous year) and 1,238.9 for females (an increase of 142.7 points) in 2001.

Fig. 3-1-1-1 Trends in the number of victims of penal code offenses and the damage rate, by gender (1992-2001)