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 ****.

In 2023, approximately 389 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 45.8 cases among 100,000 of the population.

The police in Japan cleared 937 homicide cases in 2024, an increase from 872 in the previous year. In 2024, the police recorded 970 murder cases.

In 2023, approximately 46.7 percent of the total suspects were cleared for theft offenses. At the same time, around 13.8 percent were apprehended for assault. Assault offenses refer to the cases in which offenders cause no physical harm to the counterparty.

In 2024, the police in Japan recognized 1,370 robberies, a slight increase from the previous year. The number of clearances for robbery was around 1,270 in 2024.

In 2023, the Japanese police cleared around 32.5 percent of the recognized theft offenses in Japan, representing a decrease from the previous year. The clearance rate was lowest in 2001 at about 16 percent but recovered to over 30 percent in the last decade.

In 2024, the police in Japan recognized approximately 7,034 felony crimes, representing three consecutive years of increase. The number of clearances reached around 6,230 in 2024.

In 2023, the police in Japan recognized approximately 30,200 assault offenses. That year, the number of clearances for assaults was around 24,900. According to Japan's Penal Code, an assault offense refers to assault cases in which suspects' acts of violence did not result in physical injury to victims.

In 2023, about 11.5 percent of people in Japan received by public prosecutors violated the Stimulants Control Acts, the highest share among Special Acts and ordinances violations. The Stimulants Control Acts enacted in 1951 regulates the import, export, possession, manufacturing, distribution, acquisition, and use of stimulant drugs and stimulants raw material.

In 2024, the police in Japan recognized 758 cases of arson offenses, a slight decrease compared to the previous year. The number of clearances for arson was 648 in 2023.

In 2024, the police in Japan cleared 3,376 cases of penetrative sexual assaults and 5,857 cases of indecent assaults. That year, the number of recognized rape cases amounted to over 3,930. In 2023, amendments to the Penal Code expanded the definition of rape, which up to that point was interpreted as forced intercourse, including forced anal and oral sex, to non-consensual intercourse.

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.

In 2023, the police in Japan recognized 1,567 extortion offenses. That year, the number of clearances for extortion was 1,151. According to Japan's Penal Code, an extortion offense refers to an act of obtaining property from a victim using a threat.

In 2023, three defendants received a final judgment of death sentences at a court in Japan. Seven people were sentenced to death in 2014 and 2016, the highest number in the last decade.

In 2024, a total of 394 pistols were confiscated in Japan. This marked an increase from 349 seized in the previous year. Of those, 24 were owned by crime syndicate groups.

In 2023, 2,426 suspects in Japan were cleared for child abuse, representing a continuous increase in the past decade. Almost 40 percent of the total suspects were arrested for assaults that caused physical or mental harm to the young victims.

In 2024, 394 pistols were confiscated in Japan, of which 355 were real guns. Real guns refer to those that were manufactured to fire metal bullets, while modified pistols are made by altering imitation guns like toy guns and model guns.

In 2023, approximately ******* suspects were cleared for theft offenses, of which about **** percent were female. Compared to other charges, the share of women was highest among people suspected of theft, especially of shoplifting.

In 2023, the number of male prisoners sentenced to death in Japanese penal institutions amounted to 99 inmates. There were no execution during the year.

In 2023, around 22.4 percent of people cleared for Penal Code offenses were at least 65 years old, representing the age group with the highest number of cleared offenders. Approximately 17.5 percent of the arrested offenders were 19 years and younger.