In 2020, approximately 88.5 thousand suspects were cleared for theft offenses, of which over 31 percent were female. Compared to other charges, the share of women was highest among people suspected of theft, especially of shoplifting.
Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan in 2020, by charge and gender
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Statistics on Crime in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of Penal Code offenses and clearances Japan 2012-2021
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Arrests and clearance rate
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- Premium Statistic Number of people cleared for criminal offenses Japan 2020, by charge and gender
- Premium Statistic Number of people cleared for criminal offenses Japan 2021, by prefecture
- Premium Statistic Share of people cleared for criminal offenses Japan 2020, by charge
- Premium Statistic Share of people cleared for criminal offenses Japan 2020, by age
- Premium Statistic Clearance rate Japan 1946-2021
- Premium Statistic Clearance rate Japan 2020, by charge
- Premium Statistic Clearance rate Japan 2021, by prefecture
Theft
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- Premium Statistic Number of theft offenses and clearances Japan 2012-2021
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- Premium Statistic Share of recognized theft offenses Japan 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of grand theft offenses and clearances Japan 2012-2021
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Intellectual crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of intellectual offenses and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of recognized special fraud cases Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of recognized special fraud cases Japan 2021, by type
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Violent crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of felonies and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of recognized murder cases Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of recognized cases of rapes and forcible indecencies Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of violent offenses and clearances in Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of cleared cases of human trafficking Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of people cleared for child abuse Japan 2012-2021, by charge
Organized crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of crime syndicate members and associates Japan 1992-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of crime syndicate members and associates Japan 2021, by group
- Premium Statistic Number of arrested crime syndicate members and associates Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of arrested crime syndicate members and associates Japan 2021, by crime
Police
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Justice
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- Premium Statistic Number of courts Japan 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of defendants of criminal cases at courts Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of criminal cases terminated at courts Japan 2016-2021, by court type
- Premium Statistic Number of Supreme Court criminal cases Japan 2016-2021, by status
Penal institution
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- Premium Statistic Number of prison inmates Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Prison population rate Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of sentenced male prison inmates Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of sentenced female prison inmates Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of male prisoners with death penalty Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of female prisoners with death penalty Japan 2012-2021
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (December 24, 2021). Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan in 2020, by charge and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265067/japan-number-cleared-persons-by-criminal-offense-and-gender/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan in 2020, by charge and gender ." Chart. December 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265067/japan-number-cleared-persons-by-criminal-offense-and-gender/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2021). Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan in 2020, by charge and gender . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265067/japan-number-cleared-persons-by-criminal-offense-and-gender/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of Suspects Cleared for Penal Code Offenses in Japan in 2020, by Charge and Gender ." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265067/japan-number-cleared-persons-by-criminal-offense-and-gender/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan in 2020, by charge and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265067/japan-number-cleared-persons-by-criminal-offense-and-gender/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan in 2020, by charge and gender [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), December 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265067/japan-number-cleared-persons-by-criminal-offense-and-gender/