Fig. 4-1-1-5 shows the percent distribution of juveniles cleared for penal code offenses excluding professional negligence in traffic accidents by category of offenses in 2001. The largest portion of the distribution consisted of larceny, at 60.1%. Embezzlement accounted for 21.2%, the major portion of which was made up by misappropriation of lost property (more than 90%). Also, examining the percent distribution of the juveniles cleared for penal code offenses by age group and category of offenses, the percentage for larceny was the highest for every age group. In particular, the figure for juvenile offenders under 14 was 70.4%, the highest of all (see Appendix 4-3 ).

Fig. 4-1-1-5 Percent distribution of juveniles cleared for penal code offenses excluding professional negligence in traffic accidents by type of offenses (2001)

   Fig. 4-1-1-6 shows the trends in the number of juveniles cleared for homicide and robbery since 1946 (see Appendix 4-4 for the number of juveniles cleared for major penal code offenses). The number cleared for homicide has exceeded 100 since 1998, and was 109 in 2001 (an increase of 4 persons from the previous year). The number cleared for robbery was over 1,000 persons in 1996, increased rapidly to 1,701 persons in 1997, and came to 1,695 persons in 2001, (an increase of 27 persons from the previous year).

Fig. 4-1-1-6 Trends in number of juveniles cleared for heinous offenses (1946-2001)