In the period from 2014 to 2018, the total number of violent offenses known to the police in Japan declined from more than 65 thousand cases in 2014 to about 59.14 cases in 2018. In the same time period, clearances declined slightly from about 50 thousand cases to about 39.35 thousand cases. Consequently, the clearance rate based on the rounded figures given here rose from around 75.98 percent in 2014 to around 83.45 percent in 2018.
Total number of violent offenses and respective clearances recorded by the police in Japan from 2014 to 2018
(in 1,000s)
Violent offenses include the following types of crimes: unlawful assembly with
dangerous weapons, assault, bodily injury (including bodily injury resulting in death), intimidation and extortion. Not included are crimes such as murder, robbery, arson and rape, which are counted as felonious offenses.
This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data.
Corporate Account
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $708 / Year
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account!
Single Account
Your perfect start with Statista
Instant access to 1m statistics
Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
Detailed references
$59 / Month *
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* All products require an annual contract.
Prices do not include sales tax.
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $708 / Year
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
e-Stat (Japan). (March 8, 2019). Total number of violent offenses and respective clearances recorded by the police in Japan from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049715/japan-number-violent-offenses-and-clearances/
e-Stat (Japan). "Total number of violent offenses and respective clearances recorded by the police in Japan from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049715/japan-number-violent-offenses-and-clearances/
e-Stat (Japan). (2019). Total number of violent offenses and respective clearances recorded by the police in Japan from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049715/japan-number-violent-offenses-and-clearances/
e-Stat (Japan). "Total Number of Violent Offenses and Respective Clearances Recorded by The Police in Japan from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049715/japan-number-violent-offenses-and-clearances/
e-Stat (Japan), Total number of violent offenses and respective clearances recorded by the police in Japan from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049715/japan-number-violent-offenses-and-clearances/ (last visited March 31, 2020)
We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer social media features, and analyze access to our website. In your browser settings you can configure or disable this, respectively, and can delete any already placed cookies. For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). Please see our privacy statement for details about how we use data.
