Clearance rate Japan 1946-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 12, 2024

In 2022, the Japanese police cleared around 41.6 percent of the recognized Penal Code offenses in Japan, representing a decrease from the previous year. The clearance rate was lowest in 2001 at just below 20 percent but recovered to over 30 percent in the late 2000s.

Clearance rate of Penal Code offenses in Japan from 1946 to 2022

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Release date

December 2023

Region

Japan

Survey time period

1946 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Clearance rate = number of cleared cases / number of reported criminal cases x 100

The number of criminal cases before 1955 included the number of cases of juveniles aged under 14 years old.
The number of criminal cases before 1965 did not include the number of professional negligence resulting in deaths and injuries
The number of criminal cases between 2002 and 2014 included the number of dangerous driving causing death or injury.

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