2 Special act offenses

  Fig. 3-1-2-3 shows the number of cases and persons referred to public prosecutors offices for special act offenses (excluding violations of traffic acts including four statute traffic related acts; hereinafter the same in this section) committed by visiting foreign nationals and other foreign nationals since 1980.
  The numbers of cases and persons referred to public prosecutors offices for special act offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals show that both have been higher for visiting foreign nationals since 1990 than for other foreign nationals. The number of cases for visiting foreign nationals referred to public prosecutors offices decreased by 2,623 (20.7%) from the previous year in 2007. And the number of persons referred to public prosecutors offices decreased by 2,338 (21.8%) from the previous year in 2007 (see Appendix 3-2).

Fig. 3-1-2-3  Number of cases and persons referred to public prosecutors offices for non-traffic special act offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals and by other foreign nationals (1980–2007)

  Fig. 3-1-2-4 shows the number of referred cases for violations of the Immigration Control Act, drug-related acts, the Anti-Prostitution Act and the Amusement Business Act committed by visiting foreign nationals over the last 10 years.
  The number of cases referred for violations of the Immigration Control Act had been on an increasing trend since 2001, but decreased three consecutive years from 2005. By type of violation, overstay was the largest with 4,192 cases, followed by illegal stay with 1,914 cases, non-possession of passport/refusal to show passport with 677 cases, and activities other than those permitted with 264 cases in 2007 (Source: The Criminal Investigation Bureau, National Police Agency).
  Year-to-year change in the number of cases referred for violations of drug-related acts and the Anti-Prostitution Act committed by visiting foreign nationals is large while the number of cases referred for Amusement Business Act violations is on an increasing trend.

Fig. 3-1-2-4  Number of cleared cases for Immigration Control Act violations, etc. committed by visiting foreign nationals (1998–2007)