White paper on crime 2009 (Image Index)

Index Year Selection

White paper on crime 2009

— Enhancement of Measures to Prevent Repeat Offenses —

Part 1

Crime Trends in 2008

Chapter 1

Penal Code Offenses

Section 1

Principal Data

Fig. 1-1-1-1 Number of reported cases, persons cleared, and clearance rate for penal code offenses (1946–2008)

1	Reported cases and crime rate

Table 1-1-1-2 Number of reported cases, crime rate, number of cleared cases and persons cleared, and clearance rate for penal code offenses by type of offense (2008)

Fig. 1-1-1-3 Percent distribution of reported cases and persons cleared for penal code offenses by type of offense (2008)

Fig. 1-1-1-4 Number of reported cases for non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft by type of offense (1989-2008)

2	Persons cleared

Fig. 1-1-1-5 Percent distribution of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group (1979–2008)

Fig. 1-1-1-6 Number of females cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses and rate per population (1946–2008)

Table 1-1-1-7 Number of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense and sex (2008)

Section 2

Non-traffic Penal Code Offenses

Theft

Fig. 1-1-2-1 Number of reported/cleared cases and clearance rate for theft (1979–2008)

Fig. 1-1-2-2 Percent distribution of reported cases for theft by modus operandi (2008)

Fig. 1-1-2-3 Number of reported cases for theft by modus operandi (1979–2008)

2	Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft

Fig. 1-1-2-4 Number of reported/cleared cases and clearance rate for non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft (1979–2008)

Fig. 1-1-2-5 Number of reported/cleared cases and clearance rate for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense (1989–2008)

Table 1-1-2-6 Number of reported/cleared cases and clearance rate for robbery targeting overnight supermarkets (1999–2008)

Fig. 1-1-2-7 Percent distribution of reported cases for injury, assault, and intimidation by place of occurrence (2008)

Table 1-1-2-8 Number of reported/cleared cases, number of persons cleared, clearance rate, and amounts of damages for fraud/extortion using bank account (2008)

Fig. 1-1-2-9 Percent distribution of reported cases for damage to property by damaged property (2008)

Table 1-1-2-10 Number of persons newly received and finally disposed in public prosecutors offices for acceptance of bribe (2008)

Table 1-1-2-11 Number of public officials newly received and finally disposed in public prosecutors offices by type of offense (2008)

Fig. 1-1-2-12 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for Anti-Organized Crime Act violations and amounts of money of confiscation/collection of the corresponding value to be confiscated in the court of first instance (2001–2008)

Chapter 2

Special Act Offenses

Section 1

Principal Data

Fig. 1-2-1-1 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for special act offenses (1949–2008)

Fig. 1-2-1-2 Percent distribution of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for special act offenses excluding violations of road traffic related acts by type of offense (2008)

Section 2

Major Special Act Offenses

1	Violations of the Minor Offenses Act, etc.

Fig. 1-2-2-1 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Minor Offenses Act, etc. (1989–2008)

2	Violations of the Waste Management Act, etc.

Fig. 1-2-2-2 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Waste Management Act (1989–2008)

3	Violations of the Child Welfare Act, etc.

Fig. 1-2-2-3 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Child Welfare Act, etc. (1989–2008)

4	Violations of the Stalker Control Act, etc.

Fig. 1-2-2-4 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Stalker Control Act, etc. (2000–2008)

5	Violations of the Public Offices Election Act

Table 1-2-2-5 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for Public Offices Election Act violations (1999–2008)

Chapter 3

Offenses of Various Types

Section 1

Traffic Offenses

1	Trends in traffic offenses

Fig. 1-3-1-1 Number of traffic accidents and persons killed/injured in traffic accidents (1946–2008)

Fig. 1-3-1-2 Number of hit-and-run cases and clearance rate (1992–2008)

Fig. 1-3-1-3 Percent distribution of notified/referred cases for violations of road traffic related acts by type of violation (2008)

2	Disposition in public prosecutors offices

Fig. 1-3-1-4 Percent distribution of persons finally disposed in public prosecutors offices for traffic cases by type of disposition (2008)

Fig. 1-3-1-5 Percent distribution of indicted cases for dangerous driving causing death or injury by type of violation (2008)

3	Disposition in courts

Fig. 1-3-1-6 Percent distribution of persons sentenced to imprisonment (with or without work) in the court of first instance for dangerous driving causing death or injury, etc. by term of imprisonment (2008)

Section 2

Financial and Economic Offenses

1	Tax related offenses

Fig. 1-3-2-1 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of tax related acts (1989–2008)

Table 1-3-2-2 Number of accused cases for violations of tax related acts and amount of tax evasion per case (FY 2004–FY 2008)

Table 1-3-2-3 Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of tax related acts (2004–2008)

2	Economic offenses

Fig. 1-3-2-4 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Commercial Code and the Companies Act, etc. (1989–2008)

Table 1-3-2-5 Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for violations of the Commercial Code and the Companies Act, etc. (2004–2008)

3	Financial offenses

Fig. 1-3-2-6 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of the Investment Act, etc. (1989–2008)

Table 1-3-2-7 Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for Investment Act violations, etc. (2004–2008)

4	Intellectual property-related offenses

Fig. 1-3-2-8 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for Trademark Act violations, etc. (1989–2008)

Table 1-3-2-9 Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for Trademark Act violations, etc. (2004–2008)

5	Bankruptcy-related offenses

Fig. 1-3-2-10 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for obstruction of execution, etc. (1989–2008)

Table 1-3-2-11 Number of persons prosecuted or not prosecuted for obstruction of execution, etc. (2004–2008)

Section 3

High-Technology Offenses

1	Trends in high-technology offenses

Table 1-3-3-1 Number of cleared cases for offenses involving computers or electromagnetic records, etc. (2004–2008)

Table 1-3-3-2 Number of cleared cases for offenses using cyber networks (2004–2008)

Table 1-3-3-3 Number of reported cases of computer viruses (1999–2008)

2	Disposition in public prosecutors offices

Table 1-3-3-4 Number of persons finally disposed in public prosecutors offices for hightechnology offenses (2008)

Chapter 4

Comparison of Crime Trends with Other Countries

Section 1

Major Offenses

Table 1-4-1-1 Number of reported cases, crime rate, and clearance rate for major offenses in each country (1998–2007)

Section 2

Homicide

Table 1-4-2-1 Number of reported cases, crime rate, and clearance rate for homicide in each country (2003–2007)

Section 3

Theft

Table 1-4-3-1 Number of reported cases, crime rate, and clearance rate for theft in each country (2003–2007)

Chapter 5

Offenses Committed by and against Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan

Section 1

Offenses Committed by Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan

Table 1-5-1-1 Number of cases committed by Japanese nationals outside of Japan (2008)

Section 2

Offenses Committed against Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan

Table 1-5-2-1 Number of cases committed against Japanese nationals outside of Japan (2008)

Part 2

Treatment of Offenders

Chapter 1

Overview

Fig. 2-1-1 Flow of Criminal Justice Procedure (Adults)

Fig. 2-1-2 Flow of speedy trial procedure

Chapter 2

Prosecution

Section 1

Reception of Suspected Cases

Fig. 2-2-1-1 Percent distribution of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices by type of offense (2008)

Section 2

Arrest and Detention of Suspects

Table 2-2-2-1 Number of persons arrested or detained for cases disposed by public prosecutors by type of offense (2008)

Fig. 2-2-2-2 Detention request rejection rate (1989-2008)

Section 3

Disposition in Public Prosecutors Offices

Fig. 2-2-3-1 Percent distribution of persons finally disposed in public prosecutors offices by disposition and number of persons indicted, etc. (1999–2008)

Fig. 2-2-3-2 Number of persons prosecuted/not prosecuted, etc. by type of offense (1999–2008)

Table 2-2-3-3 Number of persons not prosecuted by reason (2008)

Chapter 3

Trial

Section 1

Final Judgments

1	Defendants with a final judgment

Table 2-3-1-1 Number of persons finally judged, by judgment type (1975, 1989, 1999–2008)

2	The first instance

Table 2-3-1-2 Number of persons in cases brought to pretrial conference procedure and interim conference procedure in district courts by type of offense (2008)

Table 2-3-1-3 Number of persons finally disposed in district/family courts by type of offense and judgment (2008)

Table 2-3-1-4 Number of persons finally disposed in summary courts by type of offense and judgment (2008)

Table 2-3-1-5 Number of persons in cases brought to speedy trial procedure by type of offense (2008)

Appeals

Table 2-3-1-6 Number of persons finally disposed in Koso appeal trials by type of offense and judgment (2008)

Section 2

Sentencing

1	Death penalty and life imprisonment with work

Table 2-3-2-1 Number of persons sentenced to death penalty or life imprisonment with work in the court of first instance by type of offense (1999–2008)

2	Imprisonment with or without work for a limited term

Table 2-3-2-2 Number of defendants sentenced to imprisonment with or without work for a limited term in the court of first instance (district courts) (2008)

Fine

Table 2-3-2-3 Sentencing of fine in the court of first instance by type of offense (2008)

Section 3

Detention and Bail

Table 2-3-3-1 Status of detention of defendants finally disposed in the court of first instance (limited to district courts and summary courts) (2008)

Chapter 4

Correction of Adult Offenders

Section 1

Imprisonment in Penal Institutions

1	Number of persons imprisoned in penal institutions

Fig. 2-4-1-1 Number of persons imprisoned in penal institutions and rate per population (1989–2008)

2	Occupancy rate and over-occupancy in penal institutions

Fig. 2-4-1-2 Occupancy rate in penal institutions (1989–2008)

3	Number of new inmates

Fig. 2-4-1-3 Number of new inmates and rate per population by sex (1989–2008)

Table 2-4-1-4 Number of inmates by reason for admission/release (2008)

4	Characteristics of new inmates

Fig. 2-4-1-5 Percent distribution of new inmates by sex and age group (2008)

Fig 2-4-1-6 Percent distribution of new inmates by type of offense (2008)

Fig 2-4-1-7 Percent distribution of new inmates (sentenced to imprisonment with work) by term of imprisonment (2008)

Section 2

Administration, etc. of Penal Institutions

4	Maintenance of discipline and order

Table 2-4-2-1 Number of incidents that occurred in penal institutions (2008)

5	Appeal system

Table 2-4-2-2 Number of complaints filed by inmates (2004–2008)

Section 3

Treatment of Inmates, etc.

1	Overview of treatment

Fig. 2-4-3-1 Flow of treatment of inmates

Table 2-4-3-2 Number of inmates by classification and treatment index code

Chapter 5

Rehabilitation Services

Section 1

Parole

2	Number of parolees

Fig. 2-5-1-1 Number of released inmates and parole rate (1949–2008)

3	Rate of served imprisonment terms

Fig. 2-5-1-2 Rate of served imprisonment term by parolees sentenced to imprisonment for a determinate term

4	Parole of life imprisonment inmates

Table 2-5-1-3 Number of life imprisonment inmates released on parole (1999–2008)

Section 2

Probation/Parole Supervision

1	Probationers/parolees

Fig. 2-5-2-1 Number of persons newly placed under probation/parole supervision and probation rate (1949–2008)

Fig. 2-5-2-2 Percent distribution of persons newly placed under probation/parole supervision by age group (2008)

Fig. 2-5-2-3 Percent distribution of persons newly placed under probation/parole supervision by supervision period (2008)

Fig. 2-5-2-4 Percent distribution of persons newly placed under probation/parole supervision by residential status (2008)

2	Treatment of probationers/parolees

Table 2-5-2-5 Designation of major treatment categories of probationers/parolees (as of December 31, 2008)

4	Termination of probation / parole supervision, etc.

Fig. 2-5-2-6 Percent distribution of probationers/parolees whose probation / parole supervision was terminated by reason (2008)

Fig. 2-5-2-7 Percent distribution of probationers/parolees by employment status at the commencement/termination of their probation / parole supervision (2008)

Section 3

Urgent Aid, etc. and Urgent Aftercare of Discharged Offenders

1	Urgent aid, etc. and urgent aftercare of discharged offenders

Table 2-5-3-1 Status of implementation of urgent aid, etc. and urgent aftercare of discharged offenders by type of subject (2008)

2	Halfway houses

Fig. 2-5-3-2 Number of persons newly entrusted to halfway houses (1989–2008)

Section 5

Volunteer Probation Officers, Private Supporters/Support Organizations, and Crime Prevention Activities

1	Volunteer probation officers

Fig. 2-5-5-1 Number of volunteer probation officers and their average age (1953–2009)

Fig. 2-5-5-2 Percent distribution of volunteer probation officers by age group and occupation (as of January 1, 2009)

Chapter 6

International Cooperation in Criminal Justice

Section 2

Transnational Fugitives and Their Extradition

1	Transnational fugitives from Japan

Fig. 2-6-2-1 Number of transnational fugitives, etc. (1999–2008)

Table 2-6-2-2 Number of transnational fugitives, etc. by type of offense and nationality, etc. (as of December 31, 2008)

2	Extradition of fugitive offenders

Table 2-6-2-3 Number of fugitive offenders extradited (1999–2008)

Section 3

International Assistance in Investigations and Justice

1	Assistance in investigations, etc.

Table 2-6-3-1 Number of requests made for legal assistance in investigations (1999–2008)

Part 3

Trends in Offenses by Specific Offenders and Their Treatment

Chapter 1

Foreign National Offenders

Section 2

Trends in Offenses

1	Penal code offenses

Fig. 3-1-2-1 Number of cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by foreign nationals (1980–2008)

Fig. 3-1-2-2 Percent distribution of cleared cases for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals by type of offense (2008)

Fig. 3-1-2-3 Number of cleared cases for theft, etc. committed by visiting foreign nationals (1999–2008)

2	Special act offenses

Fig. 3-1-2-4 Number of cases and persons referred to public prosecutors offices for special act offenses committed by foreign nationals (1980–2008)

Fig. 3-1-2-5 Number of cases referred to public prosecutors offices for Immigration Control Act violations, etc. committed by visiting foreign nationals (1999–2008)

Section 3

Treatment

1	Disposition in public prosecutors offices

Fig. 3-1-3-1 Percent distribution of visiting foreign national suspects in cases newly received by public prosecutors offices, by nationality, etc. (2008)

Fig. 3-1-3-2 Number of visiting foreign national suspects in cases finally disposed in ublic prosecutors offices (1999–2008)

Table 3-1-3-3 Number of foreign national suspects in cases finally disposed in public prosecutors offices by type of offense (2008)

2	Disposition in courts

Fig. 3-1-3-4 Number of persons in cases requiring interpreters convicted in the court of first instance (1999–2008)

3	Correction

Fig. 3-1-3-5 Number of new Class F inmates (1989–2008)

Chapter 2

Offenders Associated with Boryokudan (Organized Crime Groups)

Section 1

Trends in Boryokudan Members

Table 3-2-1-1 Number of Boryokudan members, etc. (1999–2008)

Section 2

Trends in Offenses

1	Persons cleared

Fig. 3-2-2-1 Number of Boryokudan members, etc. cleared (1979–2008)

Table 3-2-2-2 Number of Boryokudan members, etc. cleared by type of offense (2008)

2	Firearm offenses

Fig. 3-2-2-3 Numbers of antagonistic fights and the rate of firearm use (1999–2008)

Fig. 3-2-2-4 Number of firing incidents and persons killed (1999–2008)

Fig. 3-2-2-5 Number of cleared cases with firearm use (1999–2008)

Fig. 3-2-2-6 Number of handguns seized (1999–2008)

Section 3

Treatment

1	Disposition in public prosecutors offices

Fig 3-2-3-1 Prosecution rate of persons associated with Boryokudan (by type of offense) (2008)

2	Correction

Table 3-2-3-2 Number of inmates associated with Boryokudan (as of December 31, 2008)

Fig. 3-2-3-3 Percent distribution of new inmates associated and not associated with Boryokudan by type of offense (2008)

Chapter 3

Drug Offenders

Section 1

Trends in Offenses

1	Stimulants Control Act violations

Fig. 3-3-1-1 Number of persons cleared for Stimulants Control Act violations (1951–2008)

Fig. 3-3-1-2 Number of persons cleared for Stimulants Control Act violations by age group (1979–2008)

Table 3-3-1-3 Number of persons cleared for Stimulants Control Act violations, number of persons cleared for profiting from them, number of Boryokudan members, etc., and number of foreign nationals cleared by nationality, etc. and type of violation (2008)

2	Cannabis Control Act violations, etc.

Fig. 3-3-1-4 Number of persons cleared for Cannabis Control Act violations, etc. (1979–2008)

3	Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act violations

Fig. 3-3-1-5 Number of persons referred for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act violations (1979–2008)

Section 2

Status of Regulation

1	Seizure of stimulants, etc.

Table 3-3-2-1 Amount of stimulants, etc. seized (2004–2008)

2	Implementation of the Act on Special Provisions for Narcotics

Fig. 3-3-2-2 Number of cleared cases for Act on Special Provisions for Narcotics violations and amount of money confiscated/collected in the court of first instance (2004–2008)

Section 3

Treatment

1	Disposition in public prosecutors offices

Table 3-3-3-1 Prosecution rate for Stimulants Control Act violations, etc. (2008)

2	Disposition in courts

Fig. 3-3-3-2 Percent distribution of persons convicted for Stimulants Control Act violations in the court of first instance by term of imprisonment (1979–2008)

3	Correction

Fig. 3-3-3-3 Percent distribution of new inmates for Stimulants Control Act violations by age group (2008)

4	Probation/parole supervision

Fig. 3-3-3-4 Number of persons newly placed under probation/parole supervision for Stimulants Control Act violations (1989–2008)

Chapter 4

Elderly Offenders

Section 1

Trends in Offenses

Fig. 3-4-1-1 Number of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group (1989–2008)

Fig. 3-4-1-2 Rate per population of persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by age group (1989–2008)

Fig. 3-4-1-3 Number of elderly persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense (1989–2008)

Fig. 3-4-1-4 Percent distribution of elderly offenders cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by sex and type of offense (2008)

Section 2

Treatment

1	Disposition in public prosecutors offices

Fig. 3-4-2-1 Suspended prosecution rate for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense and age group (2008)

2	Correction

Fig. 3-4-2-2 Number of new elderly inmates (1989–2008)

Fig. 3-4-2-3 Percent distribution of new elderly inmates by sex and type of offense (2008)

3	Probation/parole supervision

Fig. 3-4-2-4 Number of elderly persons newly placed under probation/parole supervision (1999–2008)

Chapter 5

Offenders with Mental Disorders

Section 1

Trends in Offenses

Table 3-5-1-1 Number of persons with mental disorders, etc. cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense (2008)

Section 2

Status of Criminal Proceedings

2	Correction

Table 3-5-2-1 Number of new inmates in penal institutions and juveniles newly admitted to venile training schools who were diagnosed as having a mental disorder (2008)

Section 3

The Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Insane Persons, etc.

Hearing

Table 3-5-3-1 Number of persons for whom public prosecutors applied for hearings and number of persons finally disposed at hearings in district courts, by type of designated act (2008)

Part 4

Trends in Juvenile Delinquency and Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents

Chapter 1

Trends in Juvenile Delinquency

Section 1

Penal Code Offences Committed by Juveniles

1	Juveniles cleared

Fig. 4-1-1-1 Number of juveniles cleared for penal code offenses and rate per population (1946–2008)

Fig. 4-1-1-2 Number of juveniles and adults cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses and rate per population (1966–2008)

2	Trends by attribute

Fig. 4-1-1-3 Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses and rate per population by age group (1966–2008)

Fig. 4-1-1-4 Delinquency rate of juveniles

Fig. 4-1-1-5 Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by sex and rate per population of females (1966–2008)

Fig. 4-1-1-6 Percent distribution of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by educational/employment status (2008)

3	Trends by type of offense

Table 4-1-1-7 Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of offense and sex, and juvenile rate (2008)

Fig. 4-1-1-8 Number of juveniles cleared for homicide/robbery by age group (1954–2008)

4	Complicity cases

Table 4-1-1-9 Compl icity rate of cleared cases for non-traffic penal code offenses involving juveni les only by type of offense (2008)

Section 2

Special Act Offences Committed by Juveniles

1	Number of juveniles referred to public prosecutors offices

Fig. 4-1-2-1 Number of juveniles referred to public prosecutors offices for special act offenses (1956–2008)

3	Traffic offenses

Fig. 4-1-2-2 Percent distribution of notified/referred cases for violations of road traffic related acts committed by juveniles by type of violation (2008)

Fig. 4-1-2-3 Number of hot rodders and hot rodder groups (1999–2008)

Section 3

Pre-delinquents

Fig. 4-1-3-1 Number of pre-delinquents finally disposed in family courts by type of pre-delinquency and female rate (1969–2008)

Section 4

Delinquency at Home and at School

1	Domestic violence

Fig. 4-1-4-1 Number of reported cases for domestic violence committed by juveniles by educational/employment status (1999–2008)

Chapter 2

Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents

Section 1

Overview

Fig. 4-2-1-1 Flow of treatment procedure for juvenile delinquents

Section 2

Disposition of Juvenile Cases in Public Prosecutors Offices and Courts

1	Public prosecutors offices (until referral to family courts)

Fig. 4-2-2-1 Number of juvenile offenders newly received by public prosecutors offices and rate per population by age group (1975–2008)

2	Family courts

Fig. 4-2-2-2 Number of juveniles newly received by family courts for juvenile protection cases (1949–2008)

Fig. 4-2-2-3 Percent distribution of juveniles finally disposed in family courts for juvenile protection cases by type of disposition (2008)

Fig. 4-2-2-4 Percent distribution of juveniles finally disposed in family courts for homicide and robbery by type of disposition (2008)

Table 4-2-2-5 Number of juveniles finally disposed in family courts for cases which should be in principle referred to public prosecutors for prosecution by type of offense (2008)

3	Criminal trials

Table 4-2-2-6 Number of juveniles finally disposed in public prosecutors offices for cases referred from fami ly courts by type of offense and type of disposition (2008)

Table 4-2-2-7 Sentencing of juveniles in the court of first instance by type of offense and judgment (2008)

Section 3

Classification in Juvenile Classification Homes

1	Admission and discharge

Fig. 4-2-3-1 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile classification homes by sex (1949–2008)

Fig. 4-2-3-2 Percent distribution of juveniles detained in juvenile classification homes by age group and sex (1989–2008)

Fig. 4-2-3-3 Percent distribution of juveniles detained in juvenile classification homes by type of delinquency, sex, and age group (2008)

Fig. 4-2-3-4 Percent distribution of juveniles discharged from juvenile classification homes by reason for discharge (2008)

2	Classification activities

Fig. 4-2-3-5 Flow of institutional classification in juvenile classification homes

Table 4-2-3-6 Status of disposition in family courts by category of classification determination (2008)

Section 4

Treatment at Juvenile Training Schools

1	Juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools

Fig. 4-2-4-1 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by sex (1949–2008)

Fig. 4-2-4-2 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools and rate per population by age group (1975–2008)

Fig. 4-2-4-3 Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by type of delinquency, sex, and age group (2008)

Fig. 4-2-4-4 Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by educational level and sex (2008)

Fig. 4-2-4-5 Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by educational/employment status and sex (2008)

Fig. 4-2-4-6 Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by association with delinquent groups and sex (2008)

Fig. 4-2-4-7 Percent distribution of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by guardian status and sex (2008)

2	Treatment at juvenile training schools

Table 4-2-4-8 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by type of juvenile training school and treatment program (2008)

Table 4-2-4-9 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by treatment course, etc. (2008)

Fig. 4-2-4-10 Percent distribution of discharged juveniles by qualification/license obtained (2008)

Section 5

Treatment of Juvenile Inmates

1	Status of accommodation and characteristics of new juvenile inmates

Fig. 4-2-5-1 Number of new juvenile inmates (1966–2008)

Section 6

Probation/Parole Supervision for Juveniles

1	Juvenile probationers/parolees

Fig. 4-2-6-1 Number of juveniles newly placed under probation/parole supervision (1949–2008)

Fig. 4-2-6-2 Percent distribution of juveniles newly placed under probation/parole supervision by age group (2008)

Fig. 4-2-6-3 Percent distribution of juveniles newly placed under probation/parole supervision by type of delinquency and sex (2008)

Fig. 4-2-6-4 Percent distribution of juveniles newly placed under probation/parole supervision by residential status (1989–2008)

Fig. 4-2-6-5 Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/parolees by educational/employment status at the time of commencement/termination of their probation/parole supervision (2008)

Fig. 4-2-6-6 Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/parolees whose probation/parole supervision was terminated, by reason for termination (2008)

2	Treatment of juvenile probationers/parolees

Table 4-2-6-7 Designation of treatment categories of juvenile probationers/parolees (as of December 31, 2008)

Section 7

Trends and Treatment of Foreign National Juvenile Delinquents

1	Trends in foreign national juvenile offenders

Fig. 4-2-7-1 Number of foreign national juvenile offenders referred to family courts (1993–2008)

2	Treatment of foreign national juvenile delinquents

Fig 4-2-7-2 Percent distribution of foreign national juveniles detained at juvenile classification homes by nationality, etc. (2008)

Fig 4-2-7-3 Percent distribution of foreign national juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by nationality, etc. (2008)

Part 5

Crime Victims

Chapter 1

Official Statistics on Damage Caused by Crime

Section 1

Number of Cases Involving Human Victims

Fig. 5-1-1-1 Number of reported cases for non-traffic penal code offenses involving human victims and victim rate by sex (1999–2008)

Fig. 5-1-1-2 Percent distribution of victims of reported cases for non-traffic penal code offenses involving human victims by age group (2008)

Section 2

Bodily Damage

Table 5-1-2-1 Number and rate per population of victims of non-traffic penal code offenses involving fatal/bodily damage (1999–2008)

Section 3

Property Damage

Table 5-1-3-1 Number of reported cases and amount of damage resulting from property offenses (1999–2008)

Section 4

Damage Caused by Sex Offenses

Table 5-1-4-1 Number of reported cases and victim rate for rape and forcible indecency (1999–2008)

Section 5

Relationship between Victims and Suspects

Fig. 5-1-5-1 Percent distribution of cleared cases by relationship between victim and suspect and type of offense (2008)

Section 6

Child Victims

1	Damages for penal code offenses

Table 5-1-6-1 Number of child victims younger than 13 resulting from penal code offense by type of offense (1999–2008)

2	Child abuse

Table 5-1-6-2 Number of cases and persons cleared for cases concerning child abuse by type of offense (1999–2008)

Table 5-1-6-3 Number of persons cleared in cases concerning child abuse by relationship between the victim and perpetrator and type of offense (2008)

Chapter 2

Consideration for Victims in Criminal Justice

Section 1

Involvement of Victims in Criminal Proceedings

1	Appeal system against non-prosecution

Table 5-2-1-1 Number of persons received and disposed by the Committees for the Inquest of Prosecution (2004–2008)

Table 5-2-1-2 Subsequent dispositions in cases judged appropriate for prosecution or inappropriate for non-prosecution by reason of initial disposition of non-prosecution (2004–2008)

2	Victim participation, etc. in trials

Table 5-2-1-3 Status of implementation of systems that take the victims into consideration in public trials (2004–2008)

Part 6

Criminal Justice System Reform

Section 1

Introduction

2	Preparation of penal statute reflecting changes in crime trends

Fig. 6-1-1 Overview of criminal justice system reform

Section 2

Saiban-in (Lay Judge) System

1	Overview of Saiban-in system

Fig. 6-2-1 Flow of Saiban-in selection procedures

2	Trends in cases subject to Saiban-in trials

Table 6-2-2 Number of persons finally disposed in the court of first instance for cases subject to Saiban-in trials by type of offense (2004–2008)

Table 6-2-3 Number of persons finally disposed in the court of first instance for cases subject to Saiban-in trials and Saiban-in selection rate, by district court (2008)

Fig. 6-2-4 Percent distribution of defendants su bject to Saiban-in trials that were brought to pretrial conference procedure by number of trials (2008)

Table 6-2-5 Sentencing in the court of first instance for cases subject to Saiban-in trials by type of offense (2008)

Part 7

Enhancement of Measures to Prevent Repeat Offenses

Chapter 2

Recent Trends, etc. among Repeat Offenders

Section 1

Clearance

1	Repeat offenders cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses

Fig. 7-2-1-1 Number and rate of repeat offenders cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses/theft (1989–2008)

2	Previously convicted adults cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses

Fig. 7-2-1-2 Number and rate of previously convicted adults cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses (1989–2008)

Fig. 7-2-1-3 Percent distribution of adults cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by history of previous conviction (by type of offense) (2008)

Fig. 7-2-1-4 Rate of persons previously convicted for the same type of offense among persons cleared for theft (by modus operandi) (2008)

Section 2

Prosecution/Trial

1	Previously convicted persons among those prosecuted

Table 7-2-2-1 Number of previously convicted persons/their rate/status at the time of the offense among persons prosecuted (by type of offense) (2008)

Fig. 7-2-2-2 Number of prosecuted persons (first-time offenders / previously convicted persons)/rate of previously convicted persons (by type of offense) (1989–2008)

2	Sentencing

Fig. 7-2-2-3 Sentencing (by type of offense/number of previous convictions)

3	Revocation of suspension of execution of the sentence

Table 7-2-2-4 Number of persons who were granted suspension of execution of the sentence/who had their suspension of execution of the sentence revoked, etc. (1989–2008)

Fig. 7-2-2-5 Number of persons who were granted suspension of execution of the sentence with probation / probation rate / suspended execution revocation rate (by type of offense) (1999–2008)

Section 3

Correction

1	Reimprisoned inmates

Fig. 7-2-3-1 Number and rate of first-time inmates / reimprisoned inmates (total/females) (1989–2008)

Fig. 7-2-3-2 Number of reimprisoned inmates (total/females, by age group) (1999–2008)

Fig 7-2-3-3 Percent distribution of reimprisoned inmates by type of offense (2008)

Fig. 7-2-3-4 Percent distribution of inmates imprisoned for theft / Stimulants Control Act violations by history of imprisonment (2008)

Fig 7-2-3-5 Percentage of persons reimprisoned for the same type of offense among reimprisoned inmates (by type of offense) (2008)

2	Reimprisonment of released inmates

Fig. 7-2-3-6 Cumulative percentage of reimprisonment within five years among released inmates (by reason for release / type of offense) (2004)

Fig. 7-2-3-7 Percent distribution of released inmates by status of reimprisonment within five years (by type of offense / history of imprisonment) (2004)

3	Employment status

Fig. 7-2-3-8 Number of reimprisoned inmates (by employment status) (1993–2008)

Fig. 7-2-3-9 Percent distribution of new inmates by employment status (by type of offense / history of imprisonment) (cumulative total of 2004–2008)

4	Places to return to on previous release

Fig. 7-2-3-10 Percent distribution of reimprisoned inmates by places to return to at the time of the previous release (by type of offense / history of imprisonment) (cumulative total of 2004–2008)

Fig. 7-2-3-11 Percent distribution of reimprisoned inmates by repeat offense period (by places to return to at the time of the previous release) (cumulative total of 2004–2008)

5	Status of Boryokudan membership

Fig. 7-2-3-12 Percent distribution of new inmates by Boryokudan membership status (by type of offense / history of imprisonment) (cumulative total of 2004–2008)

Section 4

Probation/Parole Supervision

1	Status of probationers/parolees

Fig. 7-2-4-1 Number of probationers/parolees (by history of criminal disposition) / rate of previously convicted persons (total/females) (1999–2008)

Fig. 7-2-4-2 Employment status of probationers/parolees at the start/termination of their probation/parole supervision (by history of criminal disposition) (cumulative total of 1999–2008)

Fig. 7-2-4-3 Percent distribution of probationers/parolees by residential status at the start of their probation/parole supervision (by history of criminal disposition) (cumulative total of 1999–2008)

2	Re-disposition, etc. of probationers/parolees

Table 7-2-4-4 Re-disposition rate, revocation rate, etc. of persons who had their probation/parole supervision terminated (1989–2008)

Table 7-2-4-5 Revocation of suspension of execution of the sentence with probation/parole (1999–2008)

Fig. 7-2-4-6 Revocation/re-disposition rate of persons who had their probation/parole supervision terminated (by age group) (1999–2008)

Fig. 7-2-4-7 Revocation/re-disposition rate of persons who had their probation/parole supervision terminated by type of offense (1999–2008)

Fig. 7-2-4-8 Revocation/re-disposition of persons who had their probation/parole supervision terminated by employment status (cumulative total of 1999–2008)

Section 5

Repeat Delinquencies/Offenses by Juveniles

1	Delinquencies by juveniles with delinquent histories

Fig. 7-2-5-1 Number and rate of juveniles with delinquent histories cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses (1979–2008)

2	History of protective measures among juveniles placed under protective measures

Fig. 7-2-5-2 Percent distribution of juveniles placed under protective measures by history of protective measures (total/females) (2008)

Table 7-2-5-3 Number, etc. of juveniles with a history of protective measures of juveniles placed under protective measures (by type of delinquency, total/females) (2008)

3	Re-admission, etc. of juveniles discharged from juvenile training schools

Table 7-2-5-4 Re-admission of juveniles discharged from juvenile training schools (1999–2008)

Fig. 7-2-5-5 Characteristics of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools (first-time admission/readmission) (2008)

4	Re-disposition, etc. of juvenile probationers/juvenile training school parolees

Table 7-2-5-6 Re-disposition rate of juvenile probationers/juvenile training school parolees (1999–2008)

Fig. 7-2-5-7 Percent distribution of juvenile probationers/juvenile training school parolees by reason for termination (by status of education/employment at the time of termination) (2008)

5	History of protective measures of inmates

Fig 7-2-5-8 History of protective measures for new inmates (first-time inmates / reimprisoned inmates, by age group) (2008)

Chapter 3

Repeat Offences by Theft/Stimulants Offenders

Section 1

Repeat Offences by Persons Granted Suspension of Execution of the Sentence

Theft

Fig. 7-3-1-2-1 Percent distribution with and without probation (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-2 Percent distribution by modus operandi (total/females)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-3 Number of research subjects by age group (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-4 Percent distribution with and without accomplices (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-5 Percent distribution by residential status (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-6 Repeat offense status (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-7 Percent distribution by type of repeat offense (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-8 Percent distribution by repeat offense period (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-9 Repeat offense status (by age group)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-10 Repeat offense status (by modus operandi)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-11 Repeat offense status (with or without accomplices)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-12 Repeat offense status (by history of criminal record for theft)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-13 Repeat offense status (by residential status)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-14 Repeat offense status (by employment status)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-15 Repeat offense status (by residential/employment status)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-16 Repeat offense status (with or without pledged supervision)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-17 Repeat offense status (with or without pledged supervision, by employment status)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-18 Repeat offense status (with or without affirmative compensation action)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-19 Repeat offense status (with or without pledged supervision, with or without affirmative compensation action)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-20 Repeat offense status (with or without victim condonation)

Fig. 7-3-1-2-21 Repeat offense status (with or without probation)

3	Stimulants

Fig. 7-3-1-3-1 Percent distribution with or without probation (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-2 Number of research subjects by age group (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-3 Percent distribution with and without accomplices (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-4 Percent distribution by residential status and sex

Fig. 7-3-1-3-5 Repeat offense status (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-6 Percent distribution by repeat offense period (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-7 Repeat offense status (by age group)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-8 Repeat offense status (with or without accomplices)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-9 Repeat offense status (by residential status)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-10 Repeat offense status (by employment status)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-11 Repeat offense status (by residential/employment status)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-12 Repeat offense status (with or without pledged supervision)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-13 Repeat offense status (with or without pledged supervision, by employment status)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-14 Repeat offense status (with or without association with Boryokudan, etc.)

Fig. 7-3-1-3-15 Repeat offense status (with or without probation)

Section 2

Inmates and Repeat Offenses

2	Persons imprisoned for theft

Fig. 7-3-2-2-1 Percent distribution by age group (by sex / history of imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-2 Percent distribution by modus operandi (by sex / history of imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-3 Concordance rate of modus operandi of the index offenses by second-time inmates

Fig 7-3-2-2-4 Average age at the time of the first theft, first arrest, first imprisonment, and second imprisonment (by sex / history of imprisonment)

Fig 7-3-2-2-5 Average age at the time of the first theft, first arrest, first imprisonment, and second imprisonment (by sex / modus operandi)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-6 Percent distribution with or without histories of juvenile arrest record (by sex / history of imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-7 Frequency of theft (at first arrest / index offenses)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-8 Period until restarting theft (from being released after their first arrest / first imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-9 Selection rate of direct motive/background (by sex / age group)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-10 Selection rate of direct motive (by sex / modus operandi)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-11 Selection rate of background (by sex/modus operandi)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-12 Percent distribution by residential status (by sex / history of imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-13 Impression of the first theft (by frequencies of theft)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-14 Percent distribution of attitudes toward theft, etc. by response to question

Fig. 7-3-2-2-15 Advice/guidance, etc. considered useful in rehabilitation (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-2-2-16 Status of measures for rehabilitation (by sex)

3	Persons imprisoned for Stimulants Control Act violations

Fig. 7-3-2-3-1 Percent distribution by age group (by sex / history of imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-2 Percent distribution by age at first use of stimulants (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-3 Percent distribution by age of stimulants were first used (by sex / history of imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-4 Percent distribution with or without histories of juvenile arrest record (by sex / history of imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-5 Frequency of stimulants use (at first arrest / index offenses)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-6 Period until restarting stimulants use (from being released after the first arrest / first imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-7 Causes of stimulants use (by sex/history of imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-8 Motive for stimulants use (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-9 Percent distribution with and without accomplices (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-10 Percentage of persons with histories of organic solvents abuse (by sex/history of imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-11 Percent distribution by problem category (by sex/history of imprisonment)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-12 Percent distribution by frequency of stimulants use (by problem category)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-13 Percent distribution by relapse period (by problem category)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-14 Percent distribution of attitudes toward stimulants use, etc. by response to question (by problem category)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-15 Advice/guidance, etc. considered useful in rehabilitation (by sex)

Fig. 7-3-2-3-16 Status of rehabilitation measures (by sex)

4	Attitudes toward dispositions in criminal proceedings, etc.

Fig 7-3-2-4-1 Attitudes toward suspension of execution of the sentence/parole (inmates for theft/stimulants)

Fig. 7-3-2-4-2 Percent distribution by status of compliance with conditions for probation/parole supervision, etc. (inmates for theft/stimulants)

Fig. 7-3-2-4-3 Reasons for not having been able to comply with conditions for probation/parole supervision, etc. (inmates for theft/stimulants)

Fig. 7-3-2-4-4 Attitudes toward quick drug screen testing during the probation / parole supervision period (stimulants)

Chapter 4

Preventive Measures against Repeat Offenses:
Current Status and New Initiatives

Section 1

Current Status of Preventive Measures against Repeat Offenses

1	Enhancement of treatment according to the problems of inmates/probationers/parolees

Table 7-4-1-1 Implementation status of special guidance for reform (2008)

Appendix

Appendix 1-1 Number of reported cases, crime rate, number of cleared cases, clearance rate, and number of persons cleared for penal code offenses (1946–2008)

Appendix 1-2 Number of reported cases, cleared cases, and persons cleared for penal code offenses by type of offense (1999–2008)

Appendix 1-3 Clearance rate for penal code offenses by type of offense (1999–2008)

Appendix 1-4 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for special act offenses by type of offense (1999–2008)

Appendix 1-5 Number of traffic accidents and persons killed or injured, and rate of death/injury, etc. (1946–2008)

Appendix 1-6 Sentencing of imprisonment with work for financial and economic offenses in the court of first instance (2006–2008)

Appendix 1-7 Number of reported cases and crime rate for major offenses in each country (1980–2007)

Appendix 1-8 Number of reported cases and crime rate for homicide and theft in each country (1988–2007)

Appendix 1-9 Clearance rate for major offenses, homicide, and theft in each country (1988–2007)

Appendix 2-1 Number of persons newly received by public prosecutors offices by type of offense (2004–2008)

Appendix 2-2 Number of persons finally disposed in public prosecutors offices by type of offense and type of disposition (1999–2008)

Appendix 2-3 Prosecution rate and suspended prosecution rate by type of offense (2004–2008)

Appendix 2-4 Sentencing of death penalty and imprisonment with or without work in district courts by type of offense (2008)

Appendix 2-5 Average daily number of persons imprisoned in penal institutions (1950–2008)

Appendix 2-6 Number of new inmates by type of offense and sex (2008)

Appendix 2-7 Number of reimprisoned inmates by type of offense and sex (2008)

Appendix 2-8 Imprisonment history of new inmates by type of offense (2008)

Appendix 2-9 Repeat offense period of reimprisoned inmates by type of previous offense (2008)

Appendix 2-10 Number of inmates sentenced to imprisonment with work at the end of each year by term of imprisonment (1957–2008)

Appendix 2-11 Number of persons for whom parole examinations were instigated or parole was granted, etc. (1949–2008)

Appendix 2-12 Number of persons newly placed under probation/parole supervision (1949–2008)

Appendix 2-13 Number of persons newly placed under probation/parole supervision by type of offense and sex (2008)

Appendix 3-1 Number of cases and persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses committed by foreign nationals (1980–2008)

Appendix 3-2 Number of cases and persons referred to public prosecutors offices for special act offenses committed by foreign nationals (1980–2008)

Appendix 3-3 Number of foreign nationals finally disposed in public prosecutors offices (1990–2008)

Appendix 3-4 Number of visiting foreign national suspects in cases finally disposed in public prosecutors offices, by type of offense (2008)

Appendix 3-5 Number of new Class F inmates by nationality, etc. (2006–2008)

Appendix 3-6 Number of foreign nationals newly placed under probation/parole supervision by nationality, etc. (2006–2008)

Appendix 3-7 Number of persons finally disposed in public prosecutors offices for Stimulants Control Act violations, etc. (1999–2008)

Appendix 4-1 Number of juveniles and adults cleared for penal code offenses, rate per population, and juvenile rate (1946–2008)

Appendix 4-2 Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses and rate per population by age group (1966–2008)

Appendix 4-3 Number of juveniles cleared for penal code offenses by type of offense (1946–2008)

Appendix 4-4 Number of juveniles of illegal behavior guided by the police for non-traffic penal code offenses by type of delinquency (1946–2008)

Appendix 4-5 Number of juveniles cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses by sex, type of offense, and age group (2008)

Appendix 4-6 Number of juveniles referred to public prosecutors offices for special act offenses by type of offense (1956–2008)

Appendix 4-7 Number of pre-delinquents finally disposed in family courts (total/females) by type of pre-delinquency (1969–2008)

Appendix 4-8 Number of juvenile offenders newly received by public prosecutors offices by type of offense and age group (2003–2008)

Appendix 4-9 Percent distribution of opinions by public prosecutors and final dispositions in family courts by age group (2008)

Appendix 4-10 Number of juveniles finally disposed in family courts for juvenile protection cases by type of delinquency and type of disposition (1975, 1985, 2004–2008)

Appendix 4-11 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile classification homes and average daily number of juvenile inmates by sex (1949–2008)

Appendix 4-12 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by sex and type of treatment program (1949–2008)

Appendix 4-13 Number of juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools by type of delinquency (2002–2008)

Appendix 5-1 Application and payment of crime victim benefits (FY 1998–2008)

Appendix 6-1 Chronological Table of “Criminal Justice System Reform”

Appendix 6-2 Number of persons finally disposed in the court of first instance for cases subject to Saiban-in trials by type of offense and district court (average of 2004–2008)