The numbers of cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses (excluding dangerous driving causing death or injury in traffic accidents; hereinafter the same in this Section) committed by foreign nationals have been on a rise since 2002 and 1999, respectively, and reached the record high in 2005 with 43,622 cases (up by 4.3% from the previous year) and 14,786 persons (up by 0.1% (id.)), respectively. The ratio of foreign nationals among the total of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses accounted for 3.8% in 2005.
  Fig. 3-1-2-1 shows the numbers of cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by foreign nationals since 1980.

Fig. 3-1-2-1  Numbers of cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals and by other foreign nationals (1980-2005)

  The numbers of cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals have been increasing since 1980, both continuing to be over those for offenses committed by other foreign nationals since 1993 and 1991, respectively. In 2005, the number of cleared cases for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals increased but the number of cleared persons slightly decreased.
  The number of cases cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals increased by 81.5% nationwide in the last five years.
  Crimes by visiting foreign nationals were originally concentrated in the metropolitan area, but have shown a tendency to spread to local areas in recent years. In particular, certain local areas saw significant increases in such crimes.
  Fig. 3-1-2-2 shows the number of cleared cases for theft and robbery committed by visiting foreign nationals over the last 10 years.

Fig. 3-1-2-2  Number of cleared theft and robbery cases committed by visiting foreign nationals (1996-2005)