The principal data on penal code offenses in 2006 are as follows.
Principal data on penal code offenses, 2006
                                                            (year-on-year change)
Number of reported cases
Penal code offenses                                            2,877,027     (-248,189)     (-7.9%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses                           2,051,229     (-218,343)     (-9.6%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft       516,701       (-27,799)     (-5.1%)

[2]  Number of cleared cases
Penal code offenses                                            1,466,834     (-38,592)     (-2.6%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses                              641,036      (-8,746)      (-1.3%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft        224,755     (+4,011)      (+1.8%)

[3]  Number of persons cleared
Penal code offenses                                             1,241,358     (-37,121)     (-2.9%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses                              384,630       (-2,604)     (-0.7%)
Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft        196,976      (+3,861)     (+2.0%)

[4]  Crime rate
Penal code offenses                                          2,251.7    (-194.3 points)
Non-traffic penal code offenses                         1,605.4    (-170.9 points)
Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft      404.4    (-21.8 points)

[5]  Clearance rate
Penal code offenses                                              51.0%      (+2.8 points)
Non-traffic penal code offenses                             31.3%     (+2.6 points)
Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft      43.5%      (+3.0 points)
  (Sources: Criminal Statistics by National Police Agency and population data
    by the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)


Fig. 1-1-1-1 shows the number of reported cases and persons cleared for penal code offenses since 1946 (see Appendix 1-1).

Fig.1-1-1-1  Number of reported cases and persons cleared for penal code offenses (1946-2006)