Section 3  Theft

  Table 1-4-3-1 shows the number of reported cases, crime rate, and clearance rate of theft in five countries over the last five years from 2002 to 2006 (see Appendixes 1–8 and 1–9).
  In 2006, the number of reported cases and crime rate both declined from the previous year in all five countries. The clearance rate rose from the previous year in France, Germany, the U.K. and Japan.
  Although an accurate comparison is difficult, the crime rate in Japan has been below the levels of the other four countries for those five years.

Table 1-4-3-1  Number of reported cases, crime rate, and clearance rate of theft in five countries (2002–2006)