White paper on crime 2012 Part1/Chapter4/Section3
Table 1-4-3-1 shows the number of reported cases, crime rate, and clearance rate for theft in each of the subject countries over the five years of 2006 through to 2010 (See Appendices 1-8 and 1-9). In 2010 the number of reported cases decreased and the crime rate declined from the previous year in each of the subject countries. The clearance rate declined from the previous year in Japan, Germany, U.K., and U.S.A. A statistical data comparison revealed that the crime rate for theft was lower in Japan than in the abovementioned four countries in the years concerned.