Table 1-3-3-1 shows the number of cases cleared for offenses involving computers or electromagnetic records (referring to computer fraud, unauthorized creation and damaging of electromagnetic records, and obstruction of business by damaging a computer) over the last five years.
  The total number of cleared cases is, generally, on an increase since 2003, and in 2006, it rose by about 77% from the previous year. Unauthorized creation and damaging of electromagnetic records increased drastically by about 3.3 times from the previous year, and in addition, computer fraud accounting for a large portion every year increased by about 29 % from the previous year, and obstruction of business by damaging a computer also increased.

Table 1-3-3-1  Number of cases cleared for offenses involving computers or electromagnetic records (2002-2006)

  Table 1-3-3-2 shows the number of cases cleared for offenses using cyber network (referring to offenses using cyber network, such as fraud using the Internet and child prostitution cases) over the last five years.
  The total number of cleared cases has continued to increase for the last five years, and in 2006, the number increased by about 28 % from the previous year. Fraud accounted for about 44 % of all, and fraud relating to internet auctions accounted for about 83 % of all the fraud cases. Also, the number of cases cleared for Trademarks Act violations rose by two times from the previous year, and the number of cases cleared for offenses relating to the sexual damage of children (Act against Child Prostitution and Pornography violations, Youth Protection Ordinance violations and Child Welfare Act violations) increased by about 1.5 times from the previous year (Source: The Community Safety Bureau and the National Police Agency).

Table 1-3-3-2  Number of cases cleared for offenses using cyber network (2002-2006)

  Table 1-3-3-3 shows the number of cases cleared for violations of the Unauthorized Computer Access Act over the last five years.
  The number of cleared cases in 2006 increased by more than 2.5 times from the previous year after it nearly doubled from the previous year in 2005, making a new record high since the Act was enforced in 2000.

Table 1-3-3-3  Number of cases cleared for violation of the Unauthorized Computer Access Act (2002-2006)

  Table 1-3-3-4 shows the numbers of cases reported and cleared for offenses of unauthorized creation of an electromagnetic record of payment card over the last five years.
  In 2006, the numbers of reported cases and cleared cases decreased by about 30 % and about 36 % from the previous year respectively.

Table 1-3-3-4  Numbers of cases reported and cleared for offenses of unauthorized creation of an electromagnetic record of payment card (2002-2006)