Fig. 7-2-1-1 shows trends over the past ten years with the number of repeat offenders (referring to those who had previously been cleared for penal code offenses or special act offenses excluding Road Traffic Act violations; hereinafter the same in this section) among offenders cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses (excluding dangerous driving causing death or injury in traffic accidents; hereinafter the same in this section) and the rate of repeat offenders (referring to the percent ratio of repeat offenders among those cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses; hereinafter the same in this section) (for the delinquency of juveniles with prior delinquent records, see Part 4, Chapter 1, Section1, 2(4)).
  The number and rate of repeat offenders among persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses have been on the rise in recent years.

Fig. 7-2-1-1  Number of repeat offenders among offenders cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses and rate of repeat offenders (1997-2006)