Section 2  Transnational Fugitives and Their Extradition

1 Transnational fugitives from Japan

  Fig. 2-6-2-1 shows the trends (the last 10 years) in the number of transnational fugitives (suspects who committed penal code offenses or special act offenses in Japan, and escaped abroad or have such possibility; hereinafter the same in this section).

Fig. 2-6-2-1  Number of transnational fugitives (as of December 31 in each year during 1998–2007)

  Table 2-6-2-2 and Table 2-6-2-3 show the number of transnational fugitives by nationality, etc. and by type of offense, respectively, as of December 31, 2007.

Table 2-6-2-2  Number and percentage of transnational fugitives by nationality, etc. (as of December 31, 2007)

Table 2-6-2-3  Number of transnational fugitives by type of offense (as of December 31, 2007)

  Looking at transnational fugitives who seem to have escaped from Japan by country and region, as of December 31, 2007, China has the largest share with 191, followed by Brazil with 83, the Republic of Korea with 46, and the Philippines with 37 (Source: The Criminal Investigation Bureau, National Police Agency).