number of yakuza members arrested annually declined within the past decade. The term yakuza refers to Japanese transnational criminal organizations and their members.
In 2022, about 2.1 thousand Japanese yakuza members were arrested for drug offenses such as the production, import, possession, or sale of prohibited substances. Overall, the Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2022, by type of crime (in 1,000s)
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National Police Agency (Japan). (April 14, 2023). Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2022, by type of crime (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2022, by type of crime (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2023). Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2022, by type of crime (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Criminal Organization (Yakuza) Members and Associate Members Arrested for Major Offenses in Japan in 2022, by Type of Crime (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2022, by type of crime (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2022, by type of crime (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), April 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/