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Table 3-1-2-1 shows the trends in the number of victims, the total amount of property damage and the amount of property damage per victim in property offenses (referring to, for the purpose of this Section, robbery, extortion, larceny, fraud, and embezzlement including misappropriation of lost property) reported by the police over the last 10 years since 1992.
The number of victims took an upward turn in 1997. In 2001, it increased by 200,952 (10.1%) from the previous year. Table 3-1-2-1 Number of victims of property offenses and amount of damage (1992-2001) Fig. 3-1-2-2 shows the percent distribution by type of offense concerning the amount of damage in property in 2001. According to the amount of damage in property by type of offense, about 60% of the total amount of the damage is from larceny, followed by fraud, embezzlement, robbery, extortion, misappropriation of lost property in this order. Also, concerning the details of the amount of damage regarding larceny, based on the percent distribution where the total amount of the damage regarding larceny is 100, 55.1% is in theft from houses, 44.0% in non-invasive larceny, and 0.9% in vehicle theft.Fig. 3-1-2-2 Percent distribution by type of offense concerning the amount of damage in property (2001) |