Part1

Crime Trends in 2003

Fig. 1-1-1-1 Number of reported cases and persons cleared,and crime rate for penal code offenses(1946-2003)

Table 1-1-1-2 Number of reported cases,number of cleared cases and persons cleared,and clearance rate for penal code offenses by type of major offense(2003)

Fig. 1-1-1-3 Percent distribution of reported cases and persons cleared for penal code offenses,by type of offense(2003)

Fig. 1-1-1-4 Clearance rates for penal code offenses(1974-2003)

Fig. 1-1-1-5 Age distribution of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses(1974-2003)

Fig. 1-1-1-6 Numbers of reported cases,cleared cases,and persons cleared,and clearance rate for non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft(1974-2003)

Fig. 1-1-1-7 Numbers of reported cases,cleared cases,and persons cleared,and clearance rate,by type of major offense(1984-2003)

Fig. 1-1-1-8 Numbers of reported cases,cleared cases,and persons cleared,and clearance rate for theft(1974-2003)

Fig. 1-1-1-9 Number of reported theft cases by type(1974-2003)

Fig. 1-1-1-10 Percent distribution of reported theft cases by type of modus operandi(2003)

Fig. 1-1-1-11 Numbers of reported cases for pick-pocketing and snatching(1974-2003)

Table 1-1-1-12 Number of cleared cases for homicide for insurance money(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-1-13 Numbers of reported and cleared cases for random killing(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-1-14 Number of reported cases,etc.for abduction/kidnapping(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-1-15 Number of reported cases,etc.for robbery targeting cash transit vehicles,financial institutions,and overnight supermarkets(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-1-16 Numbers of reported cases and cleared cases,and clearance rate for card offenses(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-1-17 Number of reported ore ore sagi(January to December,2003)

Table 1-1-1-18 Number of cases and persons cleared for child abuse(1999-2003)

Table 1-1-1-19 Relationship between the victim and the perpetrator cleared for child abuse(2003)

Table 1-1-1-20 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for the violation of the Law for Punishment of Organized Crime,Control of Crime Proceeds and Other Matters(2000-2003)

Fig. 1-1-2-1 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for special law offenses(1949-2003)

Fig. 1-1-2-2 Percent distribution of special law offenses excluding road traffic violations within the number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices,by type of offense(2003)

Fig. 1-1-2-3 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for special law offenses,by type of offense(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-1-2-4 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Child Welfare Law,Law against Child Prostitution and Pornography,and Juveniles Protection Ordinance(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-1-2-5 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violation of the Labor Standards Law and the Industrial Safety and Health Law(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-1 Numbers of traffic accidents,persons killed or injured in traffic accidents(1946-2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-2 Number of persons killed or injured in traffic accidents,by type of situation(1992-2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-3 Number and rate of persons killed or injured in traffic accidents,by age group(2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-4 Number of young and elderly people killed or injured in traffic accidents,by type of situation(1992-2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-5 Number of multiple-vehicle accidents by type

Fig. 1-1-3-6 Number of persons cleared for unsafe driving resulting in death or injury and for professional negligence in traffic accidents(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-7 Number of crimes and the clearance rate for hit-and-run accidents(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-8 Percent distribution of road traffic law violations by type of violations(2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-9 Percent distribution of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors for traffic offenses by type of disposition(2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-10 Percent distribution of persons for whom formal trials were requested for unsafe driving resulting in death or injury,by type of accidents(2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-11 Percent distribution of imprisonment term for unsafe driving resulting in death or injury,professional negligence,and road traffic law violations,sentenced in the ordinary first instance(2003)

Table 1-1-3-12 Number of newly admitted prisoners convicted of traffic offenses by type of offense and by term of imprisonment(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-1-3-13 Number of probationers/parolees newly received for traffic offenses(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-1-4-1 Number of persons cleared for Stimulant Drug Control Law violations(1951-2003)

Table 1-1-4-2 Number of persons cleared for Stimulant Drug Control Law violations by type of violation(1989-2003)

Table 1-1-4-3 Organized crime group members in the persons cleared for Stimulant Drug Control Law violations by type of violation(1989-2003)

Table 1-1-4-4 Number of persons cleared for Stimulant Drug Control Law violations,by age group(1974-2003)

Table 1-1-4-5 Number of foreign nationals cleared for Stimulant Drug Control Law violations by type of violation and nationality,etc.(2003)

Table 1-1-4-6 Number of persons cleared for offenses rooted in stimulant drugs by type of offense(1989-2003)

Fig. 1-1-4-7 Number of persons cleared for Narcotics Control Law violations,etc.(1974-2003)

Fig. 1-1-4-8 Number of persons referred for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law violations(1974-2003)

Table 1-1-4-9 Amount of seized stimulant drugs and other narcotics(1989-2003)

Table 1-1-4-10 Embarking points of stimulant drugs found in large-scale seizures(1989-2003)

Table 1-1-4-11 Number of cases of Narcotics Provision Law violations(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-4-12 Confiscation and collection of the corresponding value to be confiscated in the ordinary first instance under the Narcotics Provision Law(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-1-4-13 Prosecution rates for violations of Stimulant Drug Control Law,Narcotics Control Law,and Cannabis Control Law(1984-2003)

Fig. 1-1-4-14 Number of persons sentenced to imprisonment for Stimulant Drug Control Law violations in the ordinary first instance by term of imprisonment(1973-2003)

Fig. 1-1-4-15 Age distribution of newly admitted prisoners convicted of Stimulant Drug Control Law violations by gender(2003)

Fig. 1-1-4-16 Proportion of drug offenders to probationers/parolees newly received(1984-2003)

Fig. 1-1-5-1 Numbers of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of Income Tax Law,Inheritance Tax Law,Corporation Tax Law,Consumption Tax Law,and Local Tax Law(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-5-2 Number of cases and amount of tax evasion per case for violations of tax laws(FY1999-FY2003)

Table 1-1-5-3 Numbers of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of Income Tax Law,Inheritance Tax Law,Corporation Tax Law,Consumption Tax Law,and Local Tax Law(1999-2003)

Fig. 1-1-5-4 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Commercial Code,Anti-Trust Law,and Securities and Exchange Law(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-5-5 Numbers of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of the Commercial Code,Anti-Trust Law,and Securities and Exchange Law(1999-2003)

Fig. 1-1-5-6 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors for violations of the Investment Law and Loan Business Control Law(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-5-7 Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of the Investment Law and Loan Business Control Law(1999-2003)

Fig. 1-1-5-8 Numbers of persons newly received by public prosecutors for obstruction of compulsory execution,obstruction of auction or bids,and Bankruptcy Law violation(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-5-9 Numbers of persons prosecuted/not prosecuted for obstruction of compulsory execution,obstruction of auction or bids,and Bankruptcy Law violations(1999-2003)

Fig. 1-1-6-1 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors for Public Offices Election Law violations(1994-2003)

Table 1-1-6-2 Filed cases of the regulation holding a candidate jointly responsible,by type of election and status of the person who violated the Public Offices Election Law(As of May31,2004)

Table 1-1-7-1 Number of cleared cases of high-technology offenses(2000-2003)

Table 1-1-7-2 Number of seized handguns traded via the Internet(1999-2003)

Table 1-1-7-3 Number of persons newly received and finally disposed by public prosecutors for high-technology offenses

Table 1-1-7-4 Imprisonment terms for high-technology offenses in the ordinary first instance(2003)

Fig. 1-1-8-1 Numbers of firing incidents and persons killed in firing incidents(1999-2003)

Fig. 1-1-8-2 Number of cleared firearm offenses(1999-2003)

Fig. 1-1-8-3 Number of seized handguns(1999-2003)

Fig. 1-1-8-4 Percent distribution of dispositions of persons finally made by public prosecutors for Firearms and Swords Control Law violations(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-1-8-5 Term of imprisonment with labor sentenced in the ordinary first instance for Firearms and Swords Control Law violations(1994-2003)

Table 1-2-1-1 Number of organized crime group members(As of December31in1994-2003)

Fig. 1-2-1-2 Number of incidents of rivalries between organized crime groups(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-2-1-3 Number of organized crime group members cleared(1974-2003)

Table 1-2-1-4 Number of organized crime group members in persons cleared,by type of major offense(2003)

Fig. 1-2-1-5 Prosecution rate of persons related to organized crime groups(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-2-1-6 Suspended prosecution rate for persons related to organized crime groups for major offenses(2003)

Table 1-2-1-7 Number of convicted prisoners related to organized crime groups and their proportion in total convicted prisoners(As of December31in1999-2003)

Table 1-2-1-8 Percent distribution of designated organized crime group members and other prisoners newly admitted,by type of offense(2003)

Fig. 1-2-1-9 Percentage of persons related to designated organized crime groups to total persons newly subjected to probation/parole supervision(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-2-2-1 Cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by foreign nationals(1980-2003)

Fig. 1-2-2-2 Numbers of cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals and by other foreign nationals(1980-2003)

Fig. 1-2-2-3 Numbers of cases and persons referred for non-traffic special law offenses committed by foreign nationals(1980-2003)

Fig. 1-2-2-4 Number of cleared cases committed by visiting foreign nationals and by other foreign nationals,by type of major offense(1994-2003)

Table 1-2-2-5 Number of visiting foreign nationals newly received by public prosecutors for criminal cases by nationality,etc.(2001-2003)

Fig. 1-2-2-6 Number of visiting foreign nationals finally disposed by public prosecutors for criminal cases(1994-2003)

Table 1-2-2-7 Number of visiting foreign nationals finally disposed by public prosecutors for criminal cases,by type of offense(2001-2003)

Table 1-2-2-8 Final dispositions by public prosecutors and prosecution rate/suspended prosecution rate for visiting foreign nationals in criminal cases,by type of offense(2003)

Fig. 1-2-2-9 Numbers of foreign nationals convicted and of those accompanied by interpreters or translators(1994-2003)

Table 1-2-2-10 Sentences handed down to foreign defendants,by type of major offense(2003)

Fig. 1-2-2-11 Term of imprisonment with or without labor sentenced to foreign defendants(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-2-2-12 Number of foreign probationers and parolees(1994-2003)

Table 1-2-2-13 Number of foreign probationers and parolees by nationality and type of probation/parolee(As of December31,2001-2003)

Fig. 1-2-3-1 Numbers of public officials newly received by public prosecutors offices,by type of offense(2002/2003)

Fig. 1-2-3-2 Prosecution rate for public officials by type of offense(2002/2003)

Table 1-2-3-3 Numbers of public officials newly received and finally disposed by public prosecutors for graft(2003)

Table 1-2-3-4Term of imprisonment with labor sentenced in the ordinary first instance for graft and bribery(1999-2003)

Fig. 1-2-4-1 Number of females cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses and female proportion(1946-2003)

Fig. 1-2-4-2 Age distribution of females cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses(1994-2003)

Table 1-2-4-3 Number of females cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses,by type of offense (1984,1994,2002,and2003)

Table 1-2-4-4 Number of females referred for special law offenses(1984,1994,2002,and2003)

Fig. 1-2-4-5 Number of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors and suspended prosecution rate,by gender(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-2-4-6 Number of female offenders newly admitted,and female proportion(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-2-4-7 Number of released inmates and proportion of parolees by gender(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-2-4-8 Number of adult probationers whose supervision were concluded and proportion of those concluded with revocation of the suspended sentence,by gender

Fig. 1-2-4-9 Number of adult parolees whose supervision were concluded and proportion of those parolees concluded with revocation of parole,by gender

Fig. 1-2-5-1 Number of mentally disabled persons,etc.cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-2-5-2 Numbers of mentally disabled persons,etc.cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense(2003)

Table 1-2-5-3 Dispositions rendered to insane persons and quasi-insane persons,by type of offense and by type of mental disability(1994-2003)

Table 1-2-5-4 Number of mentally disabled persons newly admitted to penal institutions(1994-2003)

Table 1-2-5-5 Number of mentally disabled juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-3-1-1 Number of repeat offenders and their proportion of all persons cleared for general penal code offenses(1994-2003)

Fig. 1-3-1-2 Number of previously convicted persons and their proportion among adult offenders cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses(1994-2003)

Table 1-3-1-3 Number of adult offenders previously convicted and those with previous convictions for offenses of the same kinds and their proportion in all persons cleared,by type of major offense(2003)

Table 1-3-1-4 Number of prosecuted persons who had previously been convicted,their proportion to all prosecuted persons and their status at the time of their offenses by type of major offense(2003)

Table 1-3-2-1 Number of juvenile repeat offenders cleared for major offense,their proportion to cleared juveniles,and their previous disposition(2003)

Table 1-4-1-1 Number of reported cases,crime rate,and clearance rate for major offenses in five countries(1998-2002)

Table 1-4-2-1 Number of reported cases,crime rate,and clearance rate of homicide in five countries(1998-2002)

Table 1-4-3-1 Number of reported cases,crime rate,and clearance rate of theft in five countries(1998-2002)

Fig. 1-5-1-1 Number of Japanese traveling overseas(1950-2003)

Fig. 1-5-1-2 Number of Japanese overseas residents(As of October1in1994-2003)

Fig. 1-5-2-1 Percent distribution of overseas offenses committed by Japanese nationals,by type of offense(2003)

Fig. 1-5-3-1 Percent distribution of offenses committed overseas against Japanese nationals by type of offense(2003)

Part2

Treatment of Offenders

Fig. 2-1-1 Flow of treatment of adult offenders under the criminal justice

Fig. 2-2-2-1 Percent distribution of persons newly received by public prosecutors by type of offense(2003)

Table 2-2-3-1 Number of persons arrested or detained in cases disposed by public prosecutors,by type of offense(2003)

Fig. 2-2-4-1 Change in percent distribution of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted by public prosecutors and number of persons prosecuted for formal trials(1994-2003)

Fig. 2-2-4-2Trend in prosecution rates by type of offense(1984-2003)

Fig. 2-2-4-3Trend in suspended prosecution rates by type of offense(1984-2003)

Table 2-2-4-4 Number of suspects who were not prosecuted,by reason(1994-2003)

Table 2-3-2-1 Number of defendants finally judged by trial in all cases(1994-2003)

Table 2-3-2-2 Number of defendants finally disposed by district and family courts,by type of offense(2003)

Table 2-3-2-3 Number of defendants finally disposed by summary courts,by type of offense(2003)

Table 2-3-2-4 Number of defendants finally disposed by Koso appeal trials,by type of offense(2003)

Table 2-3-3-1 Number of defendants sentenced to death in the ordinary first instance,by type of offense(1994-2003)

Table 2-3-3-2 Number of defendants sentenced to imprisonment with labor for life in the ordinary first instance,by type of offense(1994-2003)

Table 2-3-3-3 Fines inflicted in the first instance,by type of offense(2003)

Table 2-3-3-4 Number of offenders whose suspended sentence were revoked,by reason for revocation(1999-2003)

Table 2-3-4-1 Detainment during trials of defendants finally disposed by first instance courts(2003)

Fig. 2-4-2-1 Trends in the average daily number of inmates of penal institutions(1984-2003)

Table 2-4-2-2 Number of inmates newly admitted and released,by reasons(2003)

Fig. 2-4-2-3 Percent distribution of newly imprisoned offenders,by gender and by age group(2003)

Fig. 2-4-2-4 History of suspended sentences and protective measures for first-time inmates(2003)

Table 2-4-2-5 Reimprisonment rates of inmates released in1998by the end of2003

Table 2-4-2-6 Trends in reimprisonment rates within five years from the year of release(year of release,from1994to1998)

Fig. 2-4-3-1 Flow of treatment of an inmate

Table 2-4-3-2 Number of inmates by classified category for confinement(as of December31,2003)

Table 2-4-3-3 Number of inmates by classified category for treatment(as of December31,2003)

Table 2-4-3-4 Educational activities outside institutions(2003)

Table 2-4-3-5 Number of accidents that occurred in penal institutions(2003)

Fig. 2-4-3-6 Trend of grievances filed by inmates(1994-2003)

Fig. 2-5-1-1 Organization structure of the rehabilitation services

Table 2-5-2-1 Parole applications rejected or granted by type and term of sentence(2001-2003)

Fig. 2-5-3-1 Trends of newly received adult probationers and parolees(1949-2003)

Fig. 2-5-3-2 Percent distribution of newly received adult probationers and parolees,by type of offense and gender(2003)

Fig. 2-5-3-3 Percent change of"Class A"probationers and parolees(As of December31of each year in1989-2003)

Table 2-5-4-1 Number of probationers/parolees receiving assistance during supervision(2003)

Table 2-5-4-2 Number of persons receiving urgent aftercare of discharged offenders(2003)

Fig. 2-5-4-3 Percent distribution of released inmates by planned place after their release(2003)

Table 2-5-5-1 Number of persons granted routine pardons,by applicant and type of pardon(2003)

Fig. 2-6-2-1 Trend of transnational fugitives(as of December31in each year in1994-2003)

Table 2-6-2-2 Number and percent distribution of transnational fugitives,by nationality(as of December31,2003)

Table 2-6-2-3 Number of transnational fugitives,by type of offense(as of December31,2003)

Table 2-6-2-4 Number of fugitive offenders extradited(1994-2003)

Fig. 2-6-3-1 Trend of requests for international assistance in investigation(1994-2003)

Part3

Relief of Crime Victims

Fig. 3-1-1-1Trends of reported non-traffic penal code offenses involving human victims,and their rate per100,000persons(1994-2003)

Table 3-1-1-2 Number of victims killed or injured and their rate per100,000persons(1994-2003)

Fig. 3-1-1-3Percent distribution of the victims killed or injured by degree of damage and by type of offense(2003)

Table 3-1-1-4 Number of property offenses known to the police and the amount of damage(1994-2003)

Table 3-1-1-5 Number of sexual offenses and their victim rate per100,000persons(1994-2003)

Fig. 3-1-1-6 Percent distribution of cleared major offenses,by relationship between victims and suspects and by type of offense(2003)

Fig. 3-1-2-1 Victimizing rate for the past five years and during2003by type of offense

Fig. 3-1-2-2 Crime reporting rate by type of offense

Fig. 3-1-2-3 Comparison of the victimizing rate and the crime reporting rate by type of offense(past five years)

Fig. 3-1-2-4 Concerns about crime

Fig. 3-1-2-5 Comparison of crime-preventive measures at home

Fig. 3-1-2-6 Beliefs on security in Japan

Table 3-2-1-1 umber of persons received and disposed by Committees for the Inquest of Prosecution(1994-2003)

Table 3-2-1-2 Subsequent measures for the cases judged by the Committees to be appropriate for prosecution or inappropriate for non-prosecution,by reason of initial disposition of non-prosecution(1994-2003)

Table 3-2-1-3 Number of persons received and disposed for the application to commit a case to a court for trial(1994-2003)

Table 3-2-2-1 pplications for crime victim benefits and amounts paid(1994-2003)

Part4

Trends in Juvenile Delinquency and Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents

Fig. 4-1-1-1 Number of juveniles cleared for penal code offenses and their rate per100,000population(1946-2003)

Fig. 4-1-1-2 Number of juveniles and adults cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses,and juvenile proportion(1966-2003)

Fig. 4-1-1-3 Juveniles cleared rate per1,000population for non-traffic penal code offenses,by age group(1966-2003)

Fig. 4-1-1-4 Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by gender and female proportion(1966-2003)

Fig. 4-1-1-5 Percent distribution of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by age and type of offense(2003)

Fig. 4-1-1-6 Number of juveniles cleared for heinous offenses(1946-2003)

Fig. 4-1-2-1 Number of juveniles referred by police for special law offenses(1956-2003)

Fig. 4-1-2-2 Number of juveniles cleared for Stimulant Drug Control Law violations and their proportion(1970-2003)

Fig. 4-1-2-3 Number of juveniles referred for road traffic violations and the number of exposed juveniles violations of the Road Traffic Law(1966-2003)

Fig. 4-1-3-1 Number of juvenile offenders under14cleared for penal code offenses(1966-2003)

Fig. 4-1-3-2 Number of juvenile offenders under14cleared for heinous offenses(1966-2003)

Fig. 4-1-4-1 Number of juveniles finally disposed by family courts for status offenses and female proportion(1969-2003)

Fig. 4-1-5-1 Percent distribution of non-traffic penal code offenses committed by juveniles by type of offense and number of perpetrators(2003)

Fig. 4-1-5-2 Trends in membership and the number of bosozoku(motorcycle gangs)(1994-2003)

Fig. 4-1-5-3 Percent distribution of the juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by educational and employment situation(1983-2002)

Fig. 4-1-5-4 Juvenile family violence cases by educational and employment background of the juveniles(1994-2003)

Fig. 4-1-5-5 Trend of juveniles cleared/guided for school violence(1994-2003)

Fig. 4-1-5-6 Delinquency rate

Fig. 4-2-1-1Flowchart of treatment proceedings for juvenile offenders and delinquents

Fig. 4-2-2-1Number of juvenile offenders newly received by public prosecutors by age group(1994-2003)

Fig. 4-2-2-2Percent distribution of juvenile offenders aged14-19newly received by public prosecutors for major offenses by type of offense and age group(2003)

Table 4-2-2-3Number of juveniles referred to and disposed by public prosecutors by type of offense(2003)

Fig. 4-2-2-4Number of juvenile cases received by family courts(1994-2003)

Fig. 4-2-2-5Percent distribution of juvenile cases finally disposed by family courts(2003)

Fig. 4-2-2-6Percent distribution of juveniles finally disposed by family courts for heinous offenses by type of disposal(2003)

Fig. 4-2-2-7Percent distribution of status offenders finally disposed by family courts by type of disposition(2003)

Table 4-2-2-8Number of juveniles convicted in the ordinary first instance by type of offense(1998-2003)

Fig. 4-2-3-1Number of newly admitted juveniles in classification homes(1949-2003)

Fig. 4-2-3-2Age distribution of newly admitted juveniles in classification homes by gender(2003)

Fig. 4-2-3-3Percent distribution of newly admitted juveniles in classification homes by gender,age group and type of offense(2003)

Fig. 4-2-3-4Percent distribution of juveniles discharged from juvenile classification homes by reason(2003)

Fig. 4-2-3-5Flow of institutional classification process for a juvenile in a juvenile classification home

Table 4-2-3-6 elationship between recommendations based on classification and disposition by family courts(2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-1Treatment system in juvenile training schools

Fig. 4-2-4-2Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by gender(1949-2003)

Table 4-2-4-3 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by type of school and treatment program(2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-4Age distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools(1974-2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-5Percent distribution of delinquency type committed by juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by gender and age(2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-6Percent distribution of delinquency type committed by juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools(1994-2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-7Percent distribution of protective measures history of newly admitted juveniles in training schools by gender(2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-8Length of period from the previous disposition until the delinquent act committed by juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools(1994-2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-9Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by gender and by type of delinquent group they had been related with(2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-10Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by gender and by number of accomplices they committed offenses with(2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-11Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by gender and education level(2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-12Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by status of employment/education and by gender(2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-13Percentage of those newly admitted juveniles to juvenile training schools who lived with family members when they committed offenses(1984-2003)

Fig. 4-2-4-14Percent distribution of the qualifications or licenses obtained by the juveniles released from juvenile training schools(2003)

Fig. 4-2-5-1 Age distribution of newly admitted juvenile prisoners(2003)

Fig. 4-2-5-2 Percent distribution of newly admitted juvenile prisoners by term of sentence(2003)

Fig. 4-2-6-1Trends in number of juveniles newly placed under the supervision of probation offices(1949-2003)

Fig. 4-2-6-2Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/parolees newly placed under supervision by type of delinquency(2003)

Fig. 4-2-6-3Age distribution of juvenile probationers/parolees newly placed under supervision(2003)

Fig. 4-2-6-4Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/parolees newly placed under supervision by history of protective measures(2003)

Fig. 4-2-6-5Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/parolees newly placed under supervision by type of delinquent group they are related to(2003)

Fig. 4-2-6-6Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/parolees newly placed under supervision by occupation(1994-2003)

Table 4-2-6-7Percentage of juvenile probationers/parolees newly placed under supervision by treatment category(as of December31,2003)

Table 4-2-6-8Number of juveniles newly placed on short-term probation for traffic offenses,those discharged from such probation,and group sessions organized for them(1999-2003)

Fig. 4-2-6-9Percent distribution of juveniles under supervision by occupation at the time of discharge from supervision(1994-2003)

Fig. 4-2-6-10Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/parolees by reason for their conclusions of supervision(1994-2003)

Table 4-2-6-11Juveniles probationers/parolees punished by new dispositions during supervision(1994-2003)

Part5

Special Article:Treatment of Offenders

Fig. 5-1-1Crime situation and occupancy rate of capacity for prisoners in the post-war period(1946-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-1 Convicted prisoners in penal institutions

Fig. 5-3-1-2 Population in penal institutions(convicted prisoners and defendants awaiting trial)(1946-2003)

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Fig. 5-3-1-3Population in individual penal institutions(As of the end of2003)

Table 5-3-1-4Population in individual penal institutions(As of the end of2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-5Trends in the occupancy rate of capacity and persons on which disciplinary punishment was imposed(1984-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-6Trends in the occupancy rate of capacity and rate of homicide,injury,and assault(1984-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-7Population in penal institutions and crime situation(1989-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-8Trends in the distribution of sentences in ordinary first instance(imprisonment with or without labor,sentenced at district courts or at summary courts)(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-9Trends in the number of persons sentenced to longer imprisonment in ordinary first instance(imprisonment with or without labor,sentenced at district courts)(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-10Trends in the distribution of sentences for robbery(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-11Trends in the number of persons convicted for robbery resulting in death or injury and number of victims who died or suffered a severe injury(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-12Trends in the distribution of sentences for professional negligence(cases without suspension of execution of sentence),and rate of prosecution and request for formal trial for professional negligence in traffic accidents(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-13Trends in the distribution of sentences for theft(sentenced at district courts or at summary courts)(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-14 Trends in the distribution of sentences for Stimulant Drug Control Law violations(non-profit purposes)(1979-2003)

Fig. 5-3-1-15Simulation of trends in population in penal institutions(number of convicted prisoners at the end of each year)(1998-2007)

Fig. 5-3-2-1 Trend of newly admitted prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-2 Age distribution of newly admitted prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-3 Number and percentage of newly admitted female prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-4 Newly admitted foreign prisoners and percentage of Class F prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-5N ewly admitted prisoners by type of offense(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-6 Newly admitted prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with labor by imprisonment term(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-7 Newly admitted prisoners for the first time and those readmitted(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-8 Organized crime group members in newly admitted prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-9 Percent distribution of employment status in newly admitted prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-10 Percent distribution by marital status of newly admitted prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-11 Percent distribution by educational background of newly admitted prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-12 Number of newly admitted elderly prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-13 Percent distribution by age group of prisoners accommodated at the end of each year(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-14 Percent distribution by age group of adult prisoners in five countries

Table 5-3-2-15 Percentage of elderly people(60years old or over)in overall population in five countries

Fig. 5-3-2-16 Percent distribution by type of offense of newly admitted prisoners(1973-2003)

Table 5-3-2-17 Major offenses committed by newly admitted prisoners,by age group(first-time admitted prisoners and readmitted prisoners)(2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-18 Percent distribution by frequency of imprisonment of newly admitted prisoners(by age group)(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-19 Distribution by imprisonment term of newly admitted prisoners sentenced to imprisonment with labor(2003)

Barrier-free prisons

Fig. 5-3-2-20 Parole rate of released prisoners by age group(1996-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-21 Trend of newly admitted Class F prisoners(1976-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-22 Trend of Class F prisoners at the end of each year(1989-2003)

Table 5-3-2-23 Newly admitted Class F prisoners by nationality and region(1996,2001-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-24 Age distribution of newly admitted Class F prisoners(1996-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-25 Newly admitted Class F prisoners by major type of offense(1984-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-26 Percent distribution by type of offense of newly admitted Class F prisoners etc.(2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-27 Percent distribution by offense type of newly admitted Class F prisoners(from China,Brazil,Iran,Vietnam,and South or North Korea)(2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-28 Percent distribution by imprisonment term of newly admitted Class F prisoners etc.(2003)

Table 5-3-2-29 Languages used by Class F prisoners in Fuchu Prison and Osaka Prison(As of May31,2004)

Table 5-3-2-30 Assistance work such as interpretation,translation etc.carried out by the International Affairs Divisions in Fuchu Prison and Osaka Prison(1999-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-31 Parole rate of Class F prisoners and other prisoners(1996-2003)

Table 5-3-2-32 Class F prisoners who fell under reasons for deportation(As of June30,2004)

Fig. 5-3-2-33 Number of newly admitted stimulant drug prisoners(1953-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-34 Number and percentage of stimulant drug prisoners at the end of each year(1954-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-35 Age distribution of newly admitted stimulant drug prisoners and other prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-36 Distribution by frequency of imprisonment of newly admitted stimulant drug prisoners and other prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-37 Percent distribution by imprisonment term of newly admitted stimulant drug prisoners(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-38 Persons sentenced to imprisonment without suspension of execution of sentence for Stimulant Drug Control Law violations(for profit purposes and for non-profit purposes)(1979-2003)

Table 5-3-2-39 Readmission of stimulant drug prisoners and other prisoners(1996-2003)

Table 5-3-2-40 Readmission of Stimulant Drug prisoners readmitted for stimulant drug offenses(1996-2003)

Fig. 5-3-2-41 Readmission of Stimulant Drug prisoners readmitted for stimulant drug offenses

Table 5-3-2-42 Example of education program for preventing stimulant drug abuse

Fig. 5-3-3-1 Inmate number per prison officer in five countries

Fig. 5-3-3-2 Maximum number of prisoners under charge of one prison factory officer(As of May31,2004)

Fig. 5-3-3-3 Basic concept of prisons newly established based on PFI method

Fig. 5-3-3-4Trend of revenue and expenditure of prison work(1994-2003)

Table 5-3-3-5 Educational treatment program(trial)[Ichihara Prison]

Table 5-3-3-6 Prisons that carried out guidance programs for treatment type(As of April1,1997and2004,respectively)

Fig. 5-3-3-7 Trend of released prisoners who completed vocational training courses and those who had acquired certifications or licenses(1984-2003)

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Table 5-3-3-8 Foreign national prisoners by nationality etc.(As of May31,2004)

Table 5-3-3-9 Overview of the compulsory treatment system in five countries/region

Fig. 5-4-1-1 Number of environmental adjustment cases for prisoners newly received by probation offices(1973-2003)

Dormitories for pre-release guidance

Fig. 5-4-2-1 Number of released prisoners and parole rates(1949-2003)

Fig. 5-4-2-2 Number of parole applications and their rejection rate(1949-2003)

Fig. 5-4-2-3 Proportion of served term before parole release for adult parolees sentenced to imprisonment for a fixed term(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-4-2-4 Parole rate by major type of offenses(1996-2003)

Fig. 5-4-2-5Average proportion of served term before parole release by major type of offense(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-4-2-6 Average proportion of served term before parole release by frequency of imprisonment and by length of sentence(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-4-2-7 Reimprisonment of released prisoners(1996-2003)

Fig. 5-4-2-8 Reimprisonment of released prisoners[Excluding persons who previously committed theft or Stimulant Drug Control Law violations](1996-2003)

Fig. 5-4-2-9 Number of life imprisonment parolees by length of their stay in prisons(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-4-3-1 Prisoners examined by preparatory parole investigations(1990-2003)

Fig. 5-4-3-2 Implementation of intermediate treatment(1986-2003)

Table 5-4-3-3 Notification of information on prisoners release to victims etc.(October2001-December2003)

Figure5-4-4-1 Trend of persons who received urgent aftercare(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-1 Number of adult new parolees and probationers(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-2 Number of adult parolees and probationers under supervision(as of December31in1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-3Supervision period of new parolees and probationers(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-4 Type of offense committed by new parolees and probationers(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-5 Age of new parolees and probationers(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-6 Number and percentage of new female parolees and probationers(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-7 Employment and poverty rate of new parolees and probationers(1979-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-8 Employment of parolees and probationers at the end of supervision(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-9 Residential situation of new parolees and probationers(1979-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-10 Residential situation of new parolees and frequency of imprisonment(2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-11 Reasons for discharge from probation/parole supervision(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-12 Number of new elderly parolees and probationers(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-13 Types of offense committed by new parolees(by age group)(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-14 Frequency of imprisonment of new parolees(by age group)(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-15 Residential situation of new parolees at the beginning of supervision for two age groups(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-16 Poverty and employment rate of new parolees(by age group)(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-17 Number of stimulant drug parolees/probationers newly placed under supervision(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-18 Average age of stimulant drug and other new parolees and probationers(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-19 Number and percentage of female stimulant drug parolees/probationers newly placed under supervision(1973-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-20 Supervision period of stimulant drug parolees/probationers newly placed under supervision(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-21 Criminal records of new stimulant drug parolees/probationers(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-22 Number of new long-term parolees and percentage of those who received intermediate treatment(the same as Fig. 5-4-3-2)(1986-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-23 Distribution of the length of served imprisonment term of long-term parolees(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-24 Average age of parolees when released from prisons by length of sentence term(1994-2003)

Table 5-5-2-25 Type of offence committed by long-term parolees(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-26 Parole period of long fixed-term parolees(accumulated total of1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-2-27 Number of life parolees who received amnesty(remission of execution of sentence)(1984-2003)

Table 5-5-2-28 Example of the contents of intermediate treatment

Fig. 5-5-3-1 Occupations of volunteer probation officers(1953-2004)

Fig. 5-5-3-2 Percentage of female volunteer probation officers(1953-2004)

Fig. 5-5-3-3 Age distribution of volunteer probation officers(1953-2004)

Fig. 5-5-3-4 Average age of volunteer probation officers(1953-2004)

Fig. 5-5-3-5 Places for meetings between volunteer probation officers and those under supervision

Fig. 5-5-3-6 Advantages and disadvantages of holding meetings at the volunteer probation officers'houses

Fig. 5-5-3-7 Advantages and disadvantages of holding meetings at the houses of parolees/probationers

Fig. 5-5-3-8 Day of meetings

Fig. 5-5-3-9 Time of meetings

Fig. 5-5-3-10 Points volunteer probation officers keep in mind during the meeting

Fig. 5-5-3-11 Other volunteer activities volunteer probation officers have engaged in

Fig. 5-5-3-12 Disclosure of their roles as volunteer probation officers

Fig. 5-5-3-13 Recognition of their roles as volunteer probation officers in the local communities

Fig. 5-5-3-14 Feelings when appointed as volunteer probation officers

Fig. 5-5-3-15 Requirements for good a volunteer probation officer

Fig. 5-5-3-16 Good points and bad points in working as a volunteer probation officer

Halfway house accommodating 14 males

Fig. 5-5-3-17 Number of organizations operating halfway houses(as of the end of March in1956-2004)

Fig. 5-5-3-18 Locations and number of halfway houses and the capacity of inmates(as of April1,2004)

Fig. 5-5-3-19 Numbers of inmates and their total man-days accommodated at halfway houses(FY1973-FY2003)

Fig. 5-5-3-20 Breakdown of total accommodating man-days by type of protection(1973-2003)

Table 5-5-3-21 Number of halfway houses rebuilt or renovated(1994-2003)

Fig. 5-5-4-1 Percentage of adult Class A parolees/probationers(as of December31,1971-2003)

Fig. 5-5-4-2 Number of cooperative employers in offenders'rehabilitation(as of April1in1986-2004)

Appendix

Appendix 1-1 Number of reported cases,number of cleared cases,and number of persons cleared for penal code offenses(1946-2003)

Appendix 1-2 Number of reported cases,number of cleared cases,and number of persons cleared for penal code offenses,by type of major offense(1994-2003)

Appendix 1-3 Clearance rate of penal code offenses,by type of major offense(1994-2003)

Appendix 1-4 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for special law offenses(1994-2003)

Appendix 1-5 Number of traffic accidents,number of persons killed or injured,and rate of accidents(1946-2003)

Appendix 1-6 Number of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors for drug offenses(1994-2003)

Appendix 1-7 Term of imprisonment with labor sentenced for financial and economic offenses in the ordinary first instance(1999-2003)

Appendix 1-8 Number of cleared cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by foreign nationals(1980-2003)

Appendix 1-9 Number of referred cases and number of persons referred for special law offenses committed by foreign nationals(1980-2003)

Appendix 1-10 Number of foreign nationals finally disposed by public prosecutors(1990-2003)

Appendix 1-11 Treatment after commission of offense,of insane persons and quasi-insane persons,by type of offense(2003)

Appendix 1-12 Number of insane persons and quasi-insane persons,by type of offense and type of disease(2003)

Appendix 1-13 Number of reported cases and crime rate of major offenses in5countries(1980-2002)

Appendix 1-14 Number of reported cases and crime rate of homicide and theft in5countries(1988-2002)

Appendix 1-15 Clearance rate of major offenses,homicide and theft in5countries(1988-2002)

Appendix 2-1 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices,by type of offense(1994-2003)

Appendix 2-2 Number of persons finally disposed by public prosecutors,by type of offense(1994-2003)

Appendix 2-3 Prosecution rate and suspended prosecution rate,by type of offense(1994-2003)

Appendix 2-4 Punishment inflicted by district court,by type of offense(2003)

Appendix 2-5 Average daily number of inmates of penal institutions(1950-2003)

Appendix2-6Number of newly imprisoned offenders and female rate(1946-2003)

Appendix 2-7 Number of newly imprisoned offenders,by type of offense(2003)

Appendix 2-8 Number of reimprisoned inmates,by gender and type of offense(2003)

Appendix 2-9 Frequency of imprisonment of newly imprisoned offenders,by type of offense(2003)

Appendix 2-10 Period of time until repeat offense by reimprisoned inmates,by type of previous offense(2003)

Appendix 2-11 Number of inmates servicing sentence of imprisonment with labor at the end of the year,by term of imprisonment(as of each year-end in1957-2003)

Appendix 2-12 Numbers of parole applications,grants,and rejections(1949-2003)

Appendix 2-13 Number of newly received probationers and parolees(1949-2003)

Appendix 4-1 Number and rate per population of juveniles and adults cleared for penal code offenses,and juvenile rate(1946-2003)

Appendix 4-2 Number and rate per population of juveniles cleared for general penal code offenses,by age group(1966-2003)

Appendix 4-3 Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses,by age group and type of offense(2003)

Appendix 4-4 Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses,by major type of offenses(1946-2003)

Appendix 4-5 Number of juveniles referred for special law offenses,by type of offense(1956-2003)

Appendix 4-6 Number of status offenders finally disposed by family court,by type of status offense(1969-2003)

Appendix 4-7 Number of juvenile offenders aged14-19newly received by public prosecutors offices,by type of offense and age group(1998-2003)

Appendix 4-8 Percent distribution of opinions by public prosecutors and final disposals by family courts,by age group(2003)

Appendix 4-9 Number of juveniles finally disposed by family courts for juvenile cases(1975,1985,1999-2003)

Appendix 4-10 Number of newly admitted persons and average daily number of inmates in juvenile classification homes(1949-2003)

Appendix 4-11 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools,by gender and treatment programs(1949-2003)

Appendix 4-12 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools,by type of delinquency(1997-2003)