The number of cleared cases regarding violations of the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access in Japan amounted to 521 in 2023. During that year, 259 arrests related to unauthorized computer access were recorded.
Number of cleared cases regarding the violation of the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access in Japan from 2014 to 2023
The following five acts are defined as violations of the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access:
1) Acts of Unauthorized Computer Access
2) Acts of Obtaining Someone Else’s Identification Code
3) Acts of Facilitating Unauthorized Computer Access
4) Acts of Wrongfully Storing Someone Else’s Identification Code
5) Acts of Illicitly Requesting the Input of Identification Codes
The number of cleared cases refers to cases that can be classified as cybercrimes. Cybercrimes are defined as crimes that use advanced information and communications networks as an indispensable means.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (March 14, 2024). Number of cleared cases regarding the violation of the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access in Japan from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/866407/japan-cleared-cases-unauthorized-computer-access/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of cleared cases regarding the violation of the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access in Japan from 2014 to 2023." Chart. March 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866407/japan-cleared-cases-unauthorized-computer-access/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of cleared cases regarding the violation of the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access in Japan from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866407/japan-cleared-cases-unauthorized-computer-access/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Cleared Cases regarding The Violation of The Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access in Japan from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866407/japan-cleared-cases-unauthorized-computer-access/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of cleared cases regarding the violation of the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access in Japan from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866407/japan-cleared-cases-unauthorized-computer-access/ (last visited December 09, 2024)
Number of cleared cases regarding the violation of the Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access in Japan from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), March 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/866407/japan-cleared-cases-unauthorized-computer-access/