Section 2  Arrest and Detention of Suspects

  Table 2-2-2-1 shows the number of persons arrested or detained for cases disposed by public prosecutors (excluding cases of negligence in vehicle driving, etc. and violations of road traffic related acts) by type of offense in 2007.
  The percentage of the suspects arrested by police, etc. and handed over to public prosecutors or arrested by public prosecutors of all the suspects (excluding judicial persons) was 29.4%.
  Detention request rate (referring to the rate for requests for detention made by public prosecutors of all the cases of suspects arrested by police, etc. and handed over, or arrested by public prosecutors) was 93.4%. Judges rejected 0.7% of these detention requests from public prosecutors.

Table 2-2-2-1  Number of persons arrested or detained for cases disposed by public prosecutors, by type of offense (2007)