In 2021, the number of special fraud recorded by the police in Japan amounted to approximately 14.5 cases, an increase from around 13.6 thousand cases in the previous year. The majority of special fraud victims were elderly people.
Number of special fraud cases recorded by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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National Police Agency (Japan). (May 24, 2022). Number of special fraud cases recorded by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181000/japan-number-of-special-fraud-victims/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of special fraud cases recorded by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181000/japan-number-of-special-fraud-victims/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2022). Number of special fraud cases recorded by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181000/japan-number-of-special-fraud-victims/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Special Fraud Cases Recorded by The Police in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181000/japan-number-of-special-fraud-victims/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of special fraud cases recorded by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181000/japan-number-of-special-fraud-victims/ (last visited September 23, 2023)
Number of special fraud cases recorded by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), May 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181000/japan-number-of-special-fraud-victims/