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2 Special act offenses Fig. 3-1-2-4 shows the number of cases and persons referred to public prosecutors offices for special act offenses (excluding violations of road traffic related acts; hereinafter the same in this section) committed by visiting and other foreign nationals (from 1980).The number of cases and persons referred to public prosecutors offices for special act offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals both reached a record high in 2004, but then started decreasing, and was 8,050 cases (down 2,002 or 19.9% from the previous year) and 6,737 persons (down 1,649 or 19.7% (id.)) in 2008. The number of cases and the number of persons referred to public prosecutors offices for special act offenses committed by visiting foreign nationals have both been higher than those by other foreign nationals from 1990. 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)
The number of referred cases for Immigration Control Act violations was increasing from 2001, but then started decreasing every year from 2005 and was 5,616 (down 23.4% from the previous year) in 2008. Examining the number of referred cases for Immigration Control Act violations in 2008 by type of violation revealed that illegally overstaying was the most common at 3,201 cases, followed by illegally residing at 1,390, failure to carry a passports / refusal to show passport at 625, and engaging in activities other than permitted under the status of residence at 189 (Source: The Criminal Investigation Bureau, National Police Agency). 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)
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