In 2021, the number of minors involved in juvenile cases who were placed under protective detention in Japan amounted to around 3.7 thousand. This was the lowest figure during the past decade, continuing the downward trend.
Number of juvenile crime cases in which minors were placed under protective detention in Japan from 2012 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
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Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (December 8, 2022). Number of juvenile crime cases in which minors were placed under protective detention in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418470/japan-number-juvenile-case-court-decisions-placing-minors-custody/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Number of juvenile crime cases in which minors were placed under protective detention in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418470/japan-number-juvenile-case-court-decisions-placing-minors-custody/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (2022). Number of juvenile crime cases in which minors were placed under protective detention in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418470/japan-number-juvenile-case-court-decisions-placing-minors-custody/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Number of Juvenile Crime Cases in Which Minors Were Placed under Protective Detention in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418470/japan-number-juvenile-case-court-decisions-placing-minors-custody/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Number of juvenile crime cases in which minors were placed under protective detention in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418470/japan-number-juvenile-case-court-decisions-placing-minors-custody/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 08, 2025)
Number of juvenile crime cases in which minors were placed under protective detention in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Japan Federation of Bar Associations, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418470/japan-number-juvenile-case-court-decisions-placing-minors-custody/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed