The police in Japan cleared 883 homicide cases in 2021, a slight decrease from the previous year. That year, 874 murder cases were
Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021
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Statistics on Violent crime in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of Penal Code offenses and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Crime rate Japan 2020, by offense
- Premium Statistic Number of people cleared for criminal offenses Japan 2020, by charge and gender
- Premium Statistic Share of people cleared for criminal offenses Japan 2020, by charge
- Premium Statistic Clearance rate Japan 2020, by charge
- Premium Statistic Number of people violating the Special Acts Japan 2012-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of people violating the Special Acts Japan 2019, by law
Felony offense
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- Premium Statistic Number of felonies and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of robberies and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of arson offenses and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of recognized cases of rapes and forcible indecencies Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of cleared cases of rapes and forcible indecencies Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of kidnapping and human trafficking and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of people cleared for child abuse Japan 2012-2021, by charge
Homicide
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- Premium Statistic Number of recognized murder cases Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Murder rate Japan 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of recognized murder cases Japan 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of cleared murder cases Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of cleared murder cases Japan 2020, by used item
- Premium Statistic Number of cleared murder cases Japan 2011-2020, by relationship
Violent offense
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- Premium Statistic Number of violent offenses and clearances in Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of injury offenses and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of assault offenses and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of intimidation offenses and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of extortion offenses and clearances Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of assemblies with dangerous weapons and clearances Japan 2012-2021
Gun crime
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- Premium Statistic Number of gun shooting incidents Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of shooting incidents Japan 2017-2021, by firearm type
- Premium Statistic Number of fatalities from shooting incidents Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of injuries from shooting incidents Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of recognized cases using firearms Japan 2017-2021, by offense
- Premium Statistic Number of confiscated pistols Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of confiscated pistols Japan 2017-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of confiscated hunting guns and air guns Japan 2011-2020
Punishment
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- Premium Statistic Number of finalized death sentences Japan 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of male prisoners with death penalty Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of female prisoners with death penalty Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of executions Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of finalized sentences of life imprisonment Japan 2011-2020
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e-Stat (Japan). (February 8, 2022). Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321059/japan-number-cleared-murders/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021." Chart. February 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321059/japan-number-cleared-murders/
e-Stat (Japan). (2022). Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321059/japan-number-cleared-murders/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of Homicide Cases Cleared by The Police in Japan from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321059/japan-number-cleared-murders/
e-Stat (Japan), Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321059/japan-number-cleared-murders/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan from 2012 to 2021 [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), February 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321059/japan-number-cleared-murders/