In 2023, around 183,270 people were arrested for criminal law offenses in Japan. Tokyo Prefecture, the country's capital and most populous prefecture, accounted for the highest number of apprehended people at about 22,000.

In 2023, an overall clearance rate of Penal Code offenses in Japan stood at approximately 38.3 percent. That year, law enforcement in Shimane Prefecture reported the most successful arrest rate among Japanese prefectures, with 72.7 percent of criminal offenses cleared up.

As of April 2024, there were nearly 1,150 police stations in operation in Japan. Tokyo Prefecture, the country's capital and most populous prefecture, accounted for the highest number of police stations at just over 100.

In the fiscal year 2023, the total budget of prefectural police in Japan amounted to approximately 3.43 trillion Japanese yen. This marked a slight increase from the previous year.

Historical dataset showing Japan crime rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

As of April 2024, the number of regional police officers in Japan amounted to approximately 262,000. The staff number showed minimal fluctuations throughout the surveyed period, with 2014 being the lowest at around 258.8 thousand. The term "regional police officers" refers to police officers employed in Japanese regional and prefectural police departments.

In the fiscal year 2023, the total annual budget of the National Police Agency (NPA) in Japan amounted to approximately 300.6 billion Japanese yen. The budget increased compared to around 289 billion Japanese yen in the previous year.

In 2023, the Japanese police recognized ***** Penal Code offenses among 100,000 inhabitants, reaching the *** mark for the first time in the 2020s. After reaching its peak in 2002 at ******* per 100,000 of the population, the crime rate in Japan continuously declined until ****.

PERIOD: 1920-1929. SOURCE: [Annual Statistical Report on Criminal Cases].

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In 2023, the total number of sentenced male inmates in Japanese penal institutions amounted to approximately 30,970. The majority of which were sentenced to imprisonment without partial suspension of execution.

In 2023, approximately *** theft offenses were recognized by the police per 100,000 inhabitants in Japan, representing the crime type that most frequently occurred in Japanese society. Property damage followed, with the rate of about **** cases among 100,000 of the population.

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PERIOD: 1934-1938. By type of crime in Japan proper in 1938. SOURCE: [Annual Statistical Report on Criminal Cases; Statistics of Colonial Affairs; Criminal Statistics of Taiwan; Statistics by government offices, overseas territories of Japan].

PERIOD: 1922-1931. By type of crime in Japan proper in 1931. SOURCE: [Annual Statistical Report on Criminal Cases].

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PERIOD: 1921-1930. By type of crime in Japan proper in 1930. SOURCE: [Annual Statistical Report on Criminal Cases].

PERIOD: 1926-1935. SOURCE: [Annual Statistical Report on Criminal Cases; Statistics by government offices, overseas territories of Japan].