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POLICE Japan
1. Police personnel, by sex, and financial resources, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
Police are part of the national security force Country has more than one police force Yes Yes Police or law enforcement personnel fulfill prosecutorial functions 1.1 Total police personnel 251,100 254,600 196.33 198. 1.2 Female police personnel 11,600 12,200 9.07 9. 1.3 Male police personnel 239,400 242,400 187.18 189. There is a specialised police body assigned to the policing of organized crime
Yes Yes
1.4 Total police personnel assigned to the policing of organized crime
Total police budget/financial resources in millions of local currency
Currency used Japanese Yen
Japanese Yen
Table 1: Use of an alternative reference date to "31 December" Table 1: Alternative date Table 1: Source(s) of the data provided White paper on Police 2005, 2006 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 The data in these table show the approximate figure. ○ The number from 2005 is recorded on 1 April, 2005. ○ The number from 2006 is recorded on 1 April, 2006.
Comments for Table 1
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
POLICE Japan
2. Crimes recorded in criminal (police) statistics and persons brought into initial formal contact with the
police, by type of crime, 2005 ‐ 2006
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
Largest City Tokyo Tokyo City population 12,577,000 12,659, Definition consistent with questionnaire for "total recorded crimes"
Yes Yes
2.0 Grand total of recorded crimes 2,269,293 2,050,850 1,774.32 1,602. 2.1 Grand total of recorded crimes in city 253,912 244,611 2,018.86 1,932. 2.2 Grand total of suspects 386,955 384,250 302.55 300. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "intentional homicide" 2.3 Total recorded intentional homicide, completed 589 565 0.46 0. 2.4 Total recorded committed intentional homicides in city 47 55 0.37 0. 2.5 Committed intentional homicide suspects 2.6 Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm 2.7 Intentional homicide, completed with a firearm: Total recorded offences in the largest city 2.8 Intentional homicide committed with a firearm suspects 2.9 Total recorded intentional homicide, attempted 781 718 0.61 0. 2.10 Total recorded attempted intentional homicides in city 73 73 0.58 0. 2.11 Attempted intentional homicide suspects 2.12 Intentional homicide, attempted with a firearm: Total recorded offences at the national level 2.13 Intentional homicide, attempted with a firearm: Total recorded offences in the largest city 2.14 Intentional homicide, attempted with a firearm: Total persons suspected, arrested, cautioned Definition consistent with questionnaire for "non‐intentional homicide" 2.15 Total recorded non‐intentional homicides 146 144 0.11 0. 2.16 Total recorded non‐intentional homicides in city 18 10 0.14 0. 2.17 Total non‐intentional homicide suspects 199 163 0.16 0. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "assault" Yes Yes Data on assault include threats Data on assault include slapping/punching Yes Yes 2.18 Total recorded assaults 60,299 64,989 47.15 50. Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
POLICE Japan
2. Crimes recorded in criminal (police) statistics and persons brought into initial formal contact with the
police, by type of crime, 2005 ‐ 2006
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
2.37 Motor vehicle/automobile theft: Total recorded offences in the largest city
2.38 Automobile theft suspects 3,366 3,056 2.63 2. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "housebreaking / burglary" Data include: Theft from a factory, shop or office Data include: Theft from a military establishment Data include: Theft by using false keys Data include: Theft from a car Data include: Theft from a container Data include: Theft from a vending machine Data include: Theft from a parking meter Data include: Theft from fenced meadow/compound Are data on housebreaking / burglary included in total theft? 2.39 Total recorded burglaries 2.40 Housebreaking / Burglary: Total recorded offences in the largest city 2.41 Burglary suspects Definition consistent with questionnaire for "economic fraud" Yes Yes Includes fraudulent obtaining of financial property Are data on economic fraud included in total theft? 2.42 Total recorded frauds 85,596 74,632 66.93 58. 2.43 Economic fraud: Total recorded offences in the largest city 11,890 11,064 94.54 87. 2.44 Fraud suspects 11,648 12,406 9.11 9. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "embezzlement" Yes Yes Includes fraudulent obtaining of financial property Are data on economic fraud included in total theft? 2.45 Total recorded embezzlements 2,347 2,408 1.84 1. 2.46 City embezzlement 293 293 2.33 2. 2.47 Embezzlement suspects 1,111 1,252 0.87 0. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "drug‐related crimes"
Yes Yes
2.48 Total recorded drug offenses 23,879 21,514 18.67 16.
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
POLICE Japan
2. Crimes recorded in criminal (police) statistics and persons brought into initial formal contact with the
police, by type of crime, 2005 ‐ 2006
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
2.49 Drug‐related crimes: Total recorded offences in the largest city 5,103 4,607 40.57 36. 2.50 Total drug crime suspects 15,704 14,310 12.28 11. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "drug trafficking" Yes Yes Are data on drug trafficking included in drug‐related crimes? Yes Yes 2.51 Total recorded illicit drug traffic crimes 198 216 0.15 0. 2.52 Drug trafficking: Total recorded offences in the largest city 31 29 0.25 0. 2.53 Drug trafficking suspects 210 238 0.16 0. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "bribery and/or corruption"
Yes Yes
2.54 Total recorded bribery crimes 112 158 0.09 0. 2.55 City bribery or corruption 5 6 0.04 0. 2.56 Bribery/corruption suspects 230 194 0.18 0. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "active bribery" Yes Yes 2.57 Active bribery: Total recorded offences at the national level 18 33 0.01 0. 2.58 Active bribery: Total recorded offences in the largest city 1 0 0.01 0. 2.59 Active bribery: Total persons suspected, arrested, cautioned 120 64 0.09 0. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "passive bribery" Yes Yes 2.60 Passive bribery: Total recorded offences at the national level 84 110 0.07 0. 2.61 Passive bribery: Total recorded offences in the largest city 3 4 0.02 0. 2.62 Passive bribery: Total persons suspected, arrested, cautioned 97 104 0.08 0. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "kidnapping" 2.63 Total recorded kidnappings 275 195 0.22 0. 2.64 City kidnapping 28 25 0.22 0. 2.65 Kidnapping suspects 173 148 0.14 0. Definition consistent with questionnaire for "human trafficking"
Yes Yes
Are data on sexual exploitation included in human trafficking? Yes Yes Are data on forced labour included in human trafficking? Yes Yes 2.66 Human trafficking: Total recorded offences at the national level
2.67 Human trafficking: Total recorded offences in the largest city 18 5 0.14 0. 2.68 Human trafficking: Total persons suspected, arrested, cautioned
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
POLICE Japan
2. Crimes recorded in criminal (police) statistics and persons brought into initial formal contact with the
police, by type of crime, 2005 ‐ 2006
The number above describes the crime of injury causing death.
Comments for "Non‐intentional homicide"
Major assault is identified as the crimes of group violence and habitual crimes of inflicting violence.
Comments for "Assault"
In Japan, actual penetration is not classified as sexual assault but rape.
Comments for "Rape"
Comments for "Robbery" The number of the crime of theft above shows the data according to Japanese reference, which includes the theft of a motor vehicle/automobile.
Comments for "Theft"
Comments for "Motor vehicle/automobile theft" Comments for "Housebreaking / Burglary" Comments for "Economic fraud" Comments for "Embezzlement" Comments for "Drug‐related crimes" Comments for "Drug trafficking" The number of active bribery above describes the crime on the action of offering only.
Comments for "Bribery and/or corruption"
In Japan, kidnapping also includes unlawfully detaining juveniles for any purpose and detaining persons for the purpose of transporting them to another country.
Comments for "Kidnapping"
Comments for "Human trafficking" Comments for "Smuggling of migrants" Comments for "Counterfeit currency offences" Comments for "Participation in organized The domestic law has not been established yet. criminal groups" Table 2: Source(s) of the data provided Criminal Statistics
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
POLICE Japan
3. Persons brought into formal contact with the criminal justice system, regardless of the type of crime, by
category and sex, age group and citizenship, where formal contact might include being suspected,
arrested, cautioned, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
Data refer to persons suspected Data refer to persons arrested Data refer to persons cautioned Data refer to other categories Yes Yes 3.1 Total female suspects 84,162 81,690 65.80 63. 3.2 Total male suspects 302,793 302,560 236.75 236. 3.3 Total adult suspects 263,240 271,433 205.82 212. 3.4 Adult female suspects 54,496 55,631 42.61 43. 3.5 Adult male suspects 208,744 215,802 163.21 168. 3.6 Total juvenile suspects 123,715 112,817 96.73 88. 3.7 Juvenile female suspects 29,666 26,059 23.20 20. 3.8 Juvenile male suspects 94,049 86,758 73.54 67. 3.9 Formal contact with the criminal justice system: Citizens of other countries
Table 3: Source(s) of the data provided Criminal Statistics Police: Definition of 'adult' used in the national person of twenty years old and up criminal justice system Police: Definition of 'juvenile' used in the person under twenty years old national criminal justice system Police: Definition of 'citizen of other countries' foreign nationals visiting Japan used in the national criminal justice system The data above refer to the number of suspects arrested or found by police.
Comments for Table 3
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
PROSECUTION Japan
5. Prosecution personnel, by category, and financial resources, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
5.0 Total prosecution personnel 2,447 2,490 1.91 1. 5.1 Female prosecution personnel 264 286 0.21 0. 5.2 Male prosecution personnel 2,183 2,204 1.71 1. There is a specialized prosecution body dealing with organized crime
Yes Yes
5.3 Total prosecution officials assigned to the prosecution of organized crime Total prosecution budget/financial resources in millions of local currency
Currency used Japanese Yen
Japanese Yen
Prosecutor agency Public Prosecutors Office Table 5: Use of an alternative reference date to "31 December" Table 5: Alternative date Table 5: Source(s) of the data provided Ministry of Justice 5.3 The data cannot be announced due to the confidentiality of investigation.
Comments for Table 5
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
PROSECUTION Japan
6. Persons prosecuted, by selected types of crime, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
6.1 Total prosecuted for committed intentional homicide 776 696 0.61 0. 6.2 Human Trafficking: Persons prosecuted 6 17 0.00 0. 6.3 Smuggling of Migrants: Persons prosecuted 29 23 0.02 0. 6.4 Participation in Organized Criminal Groups: Persons prosecuted
6.1 ANNUAL REPORT OF STATISTICS ON PROSECUTION 2005/
6.2, 6.3 CRIMINAL AFFAIRS BUREAU, MINISTRY OF
JUSTICE
Table 6: Source(s) of the data provided
6.3 The number of persons who committed the smuggling of migrants is also included in the number of persons prosecuted of illegal entry, however, no separate statistics are available. 6.4 The domestic law has not been established yet.
Comments for Table 6
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
COURTS Japan
8. Judges, by status and sex, and financial resources, including in appeal courts, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
8.0 Total number of professional judges/magistrates 3,266 3,341 2.55 2. 8.1 Number of female professional judges/magistrates 449 474 0.35 0. 8.2 Number of male professional judges/magistrates 2,817 2,867 2.20 2. 8.3 Number of part time professional judges/magistrates 8.4 Professional part time judges: Females 8.5 Professional part time judges: Males Part‐time personnel is NOT included in total professional judges or magistrates 8.6 Number of lay judges/magistrates 8.7 Number of female lay judges/magistrates 8.8 Number of male lay judges/magistrates 8.9 Number of part time lay judges/magistrates 8.10 Lay part time judges: Females 8.11 Lay part time judges: Males Data on part‐time personnel is NOT included in total lay judges or magistrates There is a specialised court dealing with organized crime 8.12 Total professional judges or magistrates assigned to the judging of organized crime Total court budget/financial resources in millions of local currency
Currency used Japanese Yen
Japanese Yen
Table 8: Use of an alternative reference date to "31 December" Table 8: Alternative date Table 8: Source(s) of the data provided Data Book of Courts 2005, 2006 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 Since Japanese summary court judges who correspond to "magistrates" are professional, the number of summary court judges is included in 8.0‐8.2. 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12, 8.13 Lay judges have not heard court cases at this point.
Comments for Table 8
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
COURTS Japan
9. Persons brought before the criminal courts and estimates on output statistics, regardless of the type of
crime, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
Data on total persons brought before the criminal courts (input statistics) are available
Yes Yes
9.0 Total number of persons brought before the criminal courts 856,834 793,707 669.94 620. 9.1 Conviction rate 9.2 Duration of criminal trials (months) 3.20 3.10 0.00 0.
ANNUAL REPORT OF JUDICIAL STATISTICS FOR 2005, 2006 VOLUME 2
CRIMINAL CASES
Table 9: Source(s) of the data provided
Comments for Table 9 The statistics of 9r2 indicates those of District Courts.
10. Persons convicted in the criminal courts, by selected types of crime, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
10.1 Total convicted for committing intentional homicide 815 696 0.64 0. 10.2 Human Trafficking: Persons convicted 0 12 0.00 0. 10.3 Smuggling of Migrants: Persons convicted 6 26 0.00 0. 10.4 Participation in Organized Criminal Groups: Persons convicted
ANNUAL REPORT OF JUDICIAL STATISTICS FOR 2005, 2006 VOLUME 2
CRIMINAL CASES (except the statistics of Human Trafficking)
Table 10: Source(s) of the data provided
10.3 The number of persons who committed smuggling of migrants is also included in the number of persons convicted of illegal entry, however, no separate statistics are available. 10.4 The domestic law has not been established yet. 10.3, 10.4 The numbers above are calculated at the end of each year, and therefore the number of those prosecuted and the number of the sentenced may not be the same.
Comments for Table 10
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
PRISONS Japan
12. Adult prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions (including institutions for pre‐trial
detention), 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
12.1 Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock‐ups)
12.2 Adult prisons: Official capacity (intended number of places available without overcrowding)
Table 12: Use of an alternative reference date to "31 December" Table 12: Alternative date Table 12: Source(s) of the data provided Ministry of Justice Comments for Table 12
13. Juvenile prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
13.1 Total number of juvenile prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock‐ups)
Data for juvenile prisons are included in adult prisons 13.2 Juvenile prisons: Official capacity (intended number of places available without overcrowding)
Data for juvenile prison capacity are included in adult prison capacity
Table 13: Use of an alternative reference date to "31 December" Table 13: Alternative date Table 13: Source(s) of the data provided Ministry of Justice Comments for Table 13
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
PRISONS Japan
14. Staff of adult or juvenile prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions (including institutions
for pre‐trial detention), by sex, and financial resources, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
14.0 Total number of staff in adult prisons 16,149 16,288 12.63 12. 14.1 Total number of female staff in adult prisons 1,332 1,346 1.04 1. 14.2 Total number of male staff in adult prisons 14,817 14,942 11.59 11. 14.3 Total number of staff in juvenile prisons 1,323 1,338 1.03 1. Total staff of juvenile prisons is included in total staff for adult prisons 14.4 Total number of female staff in juvenile prisons 39 46 0.03 0. Total female staff of juvenile prisons is included in total female staff for adult prisons 14.5 Total number of male staff in juvenile prisons 1,284 1,292 1.00 1. Total male staff of juvenile prisons is included in total male staff for adult prisons Total prison budget/financial resources (adult and juvenile institutions) in millions of local currency
Table 14: Use of an alternative reference date to Yes "31 December" Table 14: Alternative date 1 December Table 14: Source(s) of the data provided Ministry of Justice Comments for Table 14
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
PRISONS Japan
16. Persons on probation or under another form of supervision in the community, selected day, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
Definition consistent with questionnaire for "persons on probation"
Yes Yes
16.0 Total persons placed on probation on given day 45,472 42,593 35.55 33. 16.1 Adults placed on probation on given day 15,413 14,772 12.05 11. 16.2 Juveniles placed on probation on given day 30,059 27,821 23.50 21.
Table 16: Selected day 31 December Table 16: Source(s) of the data provided Annual Report of Statistics on Rehabilitaion 2005/ Comments for Table 16
17. Persons on conditional release/parole, by age group, selected day, 2005 ‐ 2006
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
Definition consistent with questionnaire for "persons on conditional release/parole"
Yes Yes
17.0 Total persons placed on release/parole on given day 14,068 13,223 11.00 10. 17.1 Adult persons on conditional release/parole 7,715 7,304 6.03 5. 17.2 Juvenile persons on conditional release/parole 6,353 5,919 4.97 4.
Table 17: Selected day 31 December Table 17: Source(s) of the data provided Annual Report of Statistics on Rehabilitation 2005/ Comments for Table 17
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
PRISONS Japan
18. Estimated percentage of prisoners suffering from
Indicator Value
Comments:
2005 2006 Rate 2005 Rate 2006
18.1 Prisoners suffering from drug addiction 3.20 2. 18.2 Prisoners suffering from HIV/AIDS 18.3 Prisoners suffering from tuberculosis .11. 18.4 Prisoners suffering from mental illness 7.30 6.
Table 18: Source(s) of the data provided Ministry of Justice 18.r1 Prisoners diagnosed as Substance‐Induced Disorders (including alcohol)
Comments for Table 18
Rates at the national level are given per 100,000 population based on World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision. Rates at the largest city level are given per 100,000 population based on largest city population given in survey response, otherwise rates are not presented.
