In 2023, there were **** inmates at Japanese penal institutions per 100,000 general population in Japan. This number indicated a steady downward trend over the past ten years.

In 2023, the total number of female inmates in Japanese penal institutions amounted to around ***** people. The number included inmates who were sentenced to imprisonment, sentenced to death penalty, and awaiting judgment. It also contained defaulters in workhouses, detainees under warrants of arrest or subject to court-ordered confinement, and juveniles temporarily committed for a protective measure.

In 2022, the total number of male inmates in Japanese penal institutions amounted to approximately ***** thousand. It represents a steady decrease over the past ten years, down from around ***** thousand in 2013.

In 2023, ** people received a final judgment of a life sentence in prison at a court in Japan. ** people were sentenced to an indefinite prison term in 2014, the highest number in the last decade.

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

In 2022, the number of accused male inmates in Japanese penal institutions amounted to approximately **** thousand, representing the lowest in the past decade. There is a downward trend from 2014, when it recorded the decade highest at around **** thousand.

In 2023, the number of sentenced female inmates in Japanese penal institutions amounted to 2,917. The majority of which were sentenced to imprisonment without partial suspension of execution.

【リソース】WHITE PAPER ON CRIME 2009 / / PREFACE / NOTES / Principal Data_1 / Reported cases and crime rate / Persons cleared_1 / Clearance rate / Theft_1 / Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft / Principal Data_2 / Major Special Act Offenses / Violations of the Minor Offenses Act, etc. / Violations of the Waste Management Act, etc. / Violations of the Child Welfare Act, etc. / Violations of the Stalker Control Act, etc. / Violations of the Public Offices Election Act / Trends in traffic offenses / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_1 / Disposition in courts_1 / Tax related offenses / Economic offenses / Financial offenses / Intellectual property-related offenses / Bankruptcy-related offenses / Recent amendments / Trends in high-technology offenses / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_2 / Comparison of Crime Trends with Other Countries / Major Offenses / Homicide / Theft_2 / Offenses Committed by Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan / Offenses Committed against Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan / Overview_4 / Prosecution / Reception of Suspected Cases / Arrest and Detention of Suspects / Disposition in Public Prosecutors Offices_3 / Trial / Defendants with a final judgment / The first instance / Appeals / Death penalty and life imprisonment with work / Imprisonment with or without work for a limited term / Fine / Detention and Bail / Correction of Adult Offenders / Number of persons imprisoned in penal institutions / Occupancy rate and over-occupancy in penal institutions / Number of new inmates / Characteristics of new inmates / Penal Institution Visiting Committee / Serving of food, medical care, health, etc. / Cooperation of private sector / Maintenance of discipline and order / Appeal system / Overview of treatment / Work / Correctional guidance / Provision of information in regard to the release, etc. of inmates / Treatment of Presentenced Inmates, etc. / Penal Institutions Utilizing PFI Method / Rehabilitation Services / Parole / Number of persons for whom parole examinations were instigated / Number of parolees / Rate of served imprisonment terms / Parole of life imprisonment inmates / Probation/Parole Supervision_1 / Probationers/parolees / Treatment of probationers/parolees / Measures for probationers/parolees / Termination of probation / parole supervision, etc. / Urgent aid, etc. and urgent aftercare of discharged offenders / Halfway houses / Pardons / Volunteer probation officers / Private supporters/support organizations / Crime prevention activities / Trends in International Efforts in Criminal Justice / Measures against transnational organized crimes and terrorism / Measures against drug-related crime / Measures against money laundering / Measures against crimes involving children / Measures against bribery and corruption / Measures against cybercrime / Transfer of sentenced persons / The International Criminal Court / Transnational fugitives from Japan / Extradition of fugitive offenders / Assistance in investigations, etc. / Judicial assistance / Cooperation in training, etc. at UNAFEI / Legal system development support / Foreign nationals newly entered / Foreign nationals illegally overstaying / Deportation / Penal code offenses / Special act offenses / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_4 / Disposition in courts_2 / Correction_1 / Probation/parole supervision_2 / Trends in Boryokudan Members / Persons cleared_2 / Firearm offenses / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_5 / Correction_2 / Probation/parole supervision_3 / Stimulants Control Act violations / Cannabis Control Act violations, etc. / Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act violations / Seizure of stimulants, etc. / Implementation of the Act on Special Provisions for Narcotics / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_6 / Disposition in courts_3 / Correction_3 / Probation/parole supervision_4 / Elderly Offenders / Trends in Offenses_1 / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_7 / Correction_4 / Probation/parole supervision_5 / Trends in Offenses_2 / Disposition in public prosecutors offices and courts / Correction_5 / Probation/parole supervision_6 / Hearing / Medical care by hospitalization / Discharge or continuation of hospitalization / Treatment in local communities / Trends in Juvenile Delinquency / Juveniles cleared / Trends by attribute / Trends by type of offense / Complicity cases / Number of juveniles referred to public prosecutors offices / Drug offenses / Traffic offenses / Pre-delinquents / Domestic violence / School violence / Bullying and delinquency / Overview_5 / Flow of procedure until referral to a family court / Flow of family court procedure / Flow of treatment procedure pertaining to protective measures / Flow of treatment procedure pertaining to criminal dispositions / Public prosecutors offices (until referral to family courts) / Family courts / Criminal trials / Classification in Juvenile Classification Homes / Admission and discharge / Classification activi

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.

【リソース】WHITE PAPER ON CRIME 2007 / / PREFACE / NOTES / Principal Data_1 / Reported cases and crime rate / Persons cleared / Clearance rate / Overview_1 / Homicide_1 / Robbery / Fraud, etc. / Rape and forcible indecency / Damage to property / Giving and acceptance of bribes, etc. / Organized crime / Theft_1 / Principal Data_2 / Principal Special Act Offenses / Violations of the Minor Offenses Act, etc. / Violations of the Child Welfare Act, etc. / Violations of the Stalker Control Act, etc. / Violations of the Public Offices Election Act / Offenses Related to Newly Established Acts / Trends in traffic offenses / Disposition by public prosecutors offices_1 / Disposition by courts_1 / Recent legislations_1 / Tax evasion / Economic offenses / Financial offenses / Intellectual property-related offenses / Bankruptcy-related offenses / Newly established act-related offenses / Trends in high-technology offenses / Disposition by public prosecutors offices_2 / Comparison of Crime Trends with Other Countries / Major Offenses / Homicide_2 / Theft_2 / Offenses Committed by Japanese Nationals Outside Japan / Crime Victimization of Japanese Nationals Outside Japan / Overview_2 / Prosecution / Reception of Suspected Cases / Arrest and Detention of Suspects / Dispositions by Public Prosecutors Offices_1 / Trial / Defendants with a final judgement / The first instance / Appeals / Death penalty and life imprisonment with work / Imprisonment with or without work for a definite term / Fines / Detention and Bail / Correction of Adult Offenders / Rate of imprisonment of penal institutions / Number of inmates of penal institutions / Trend in number of newly admitted sentenced inmates / Characteristics of newly admitted sentenced inmates / Overview of treatment / Work / Correctional guidance / Medical care and hygiene, etc. / Maintenance of discipline and order / Grievance systems / Cooperation from outside volunteers / Penal Institution Visiting Committee / Fine defaulters in workhouses / Treatment of Unsentenced Inmates, etc. / Enforcement of Penal and Detention Facilities Act / Countermeasures to overcrowding / New treatment systems of inmates / Rehabilitation Services / Parole_1 / Number of parole applications / Number of parolees / Percent distribution of served sentence terms before parole / Parole of life imprisonment inmates / Probation / Parole Supervision_1 / Probationers / parolees under supervision / Treatment of probationers / parolees / Measures for probationers / parolees / Termination of probation / parole supervision / Assistance during supervision and urgent aftercare of discharged offenders / Halfway houses / Pardons / Nongovernmental support organizations / Crime prevention activities / Developments leading to the reform / Major contents of the reform / Trends in International Efforts in Criminal Justice / Measures against transnational organized crimes / Measures against terrorism and money laundering / Measures against drug-related offenses / Measures against crimes involving women and children / Measures against bribery and corruption / Measures against cybercrime / Transfer of sentenced persons / The International Criminal Court / Transnational fugitives from Japan / Extradition of fugitive offenders / Assistance in investigation, etc. / Judicial assistance / Newly entering foreign nationals / Foreign nationals who are illegally overstaying / Deportation / Penal code offenses / Special act offenses / Disposition by public prosecutors offices_3 / Disposition by courts_2 / Correction_1 / Probation and parole supervision / Trends in Boryokudan Members / Penal code offenses and special act offenses / Firearm offenses / Dispositions by public prosecutors offices_2 / Correction_2 / Probation / parole supervision_2 / Stimulants Control Act violations / Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act violations, etc. / Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act violations / Seizure of stimulants, etc. / Implementation of the Act on Special Provisions for Narcotics / Disposition by public prosecutors offices_4 / Disposition by courts_3 / Correction_3 / Probation / parole supervision_3 / Trends in Crimes / Disposition by public prosecutors offices and courts / Correction_4 / Probation / parole supervision_4 / The Medical Supervision of Mentally Disordered Offenders Act / Hearings pertaining to public prosecutor's application / Medical care by hospitalization / Hearings pertaining to discharge or continuation of hospitalization / Treatment in local communities / Trends in Juvenile Delinquency / Juvenile delinquency / Juvenile delinquents / Number of juveniles cleared / Trends by attribute / Trends by type of offense / Complicity cases / Number of juveniles referred by the police / Drug offenses / Traffic offenses / Juveniles of Illegal Behavior under 14 Years of Age / Pre-delinquents / Domestic violence / Violence in schools / Bullying and delinquency / Overview_3 / Flow of procedures until referred to a family court /

The United States had the highest rate of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants of the G7 countries between 2010 and 2022. In 2022, there were almost *** prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants in the country. By comparison, the Canada, who had the second-highest prisoner rate, had less than ****** prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants. Japan had the lowest rate at **.

【リソース】WHITE PAPER ON CRIME 2006 / / PREFACE / NOTES / Principal Data_1 / Reported cases and crime rate / Persons cleared / Clearance rate / Overview_6 / Homicide_1 / Robbery / Fraud/Extortion / Counterfeiting of currency / Giving and acceptance of bribes / Organized crime / Theft_1 / Principal Data_2 / Principal Special Act Offenses / Violations of the Minor Offenses Act, etc. / Violations of the Child Welfare Act, etc. / Violations of the Public Offices Election Act / Offenses Related to Newly Established Acts / Trends in traffic offenses / Disposition by public prosecutors offices_1 / Disposition by courts_1 / Tax evasion / Economic offenses / Financial offenses / Bankruptcy-related offenses / Newly established act-related offenses / Trends in High-Technology Offenses / Disposition by public prosecutors offices_2 / Comparison of Crime Trends with Other Countries / Major Offenses / Homicide_2 / Theft_2 / Offenses Committed by Japanese Nationals Outside Japan / Crime Victimization of Japanese Nationals Outside Japan / Overview_7 / Prosecution_1 / Reception of Suspected Cases / Arrest and Detention of Suspects / Dispositions of the Public Prosecutors Office / Trial_1 / Defendants finally judged / The first instance / Appeals / Death penalty and life imprisonment with work / Imprisonment with or without work with a definite term / Fines / Detention and Bail / Correction of Adult Offenders / Rate of imprisonment of penal institutions / Number of inmates of penal institutions / Trend in number of newly admitted inmates / Characteristics of newly admitted inmates / Overview of treatment / Work / Correctional guidance / Medical care and hygiene etc. / Maintenance of discipline and order / Grievance systems / Cooperation from volunteers outside / Fine defaulters in workhouses / Treatment of Untried Inmates / Treatment in Women's Guidance Homes / Rehabilitation Services / Parole / Number of parole applications / Number of parolees / Proportion of served sentence terms before parole / Parole of life imprisonment inmates / Probation and Parole Supervision_1 / Probationers and parolees under supervision / Treatment for probationers and parolees / Measures for probationers and parolees / Termination of probationary supervision_1 / Assistance during supervision and urgent aftercare of discharged offenders / Halfway houses / Amnesties / BBS associations / Women's Association for Rehabilitation Aid / Cooperative employers / United Nations / Summit meetings of leading countries / Others_1 / Transnational fugitives from Japan / Extradition of fugitive offenders / Assistance in investigation etc. / Judicial assistance / Newly entering foreign nationals / Foreign nationals who are illegally overstaying / Deportation / Penal code offenses / Special act offenses / Disposition by public prosecutors offices_3 / Disposition by courts_2 / Correction_1 / Probation and parole supervision_2 / Trends in Organization / Penal code offenses and special act offenses / Firearm offenses / Dispositions by public prosecutors offices / Correction_2 / Probation and parole supervision_3 / Stimulants Control Act violations / Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act violations, etc. / Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act violations / Seizure of stimulants, etc. / Implementation of the Act on Special Provisions for Narcotics / Disposition by public prosecutors offices_4 / Disposition by courts_3 / Correction_3 / Probation and parole supervision_4 / Trends in Crimes / Disposition by public prosecutors office and courts / Correction_4 / Probation and parole supervision_5 / Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Insane Persons or Persons with Diminished Capacity Who Have Caused Serious Injury to Others / Hearings pertaining to public prosecutor's application / Medical care by hospitalization / Hearings pertaining to discharge or continuation of hospitalization / Treatment in local communities / Repeat offenders among persons cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses / Previously convicted persons among adult offenders cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses / Previously convicted persons among those prosecuted / Revocation of suspension of execution of sentence / Correction_5 / Probation and Parole Supervision_6 / Trends in Juvenile Delinquency / Number of juveniles cleared / Trends by attribute / Trend in type of offense / Complicity cases / Number of juveniles referred by the police / Drug offenses / Traffic offenses / Juveniles of Illegal Behavior under 14 Years of Age / Pre-delinquents / Juvenile violence in families / Violence in schools / Overview_8 / Flow of treatment procedure until referred to a family court / Flow of treatment procedure at a family court / Flow of treatment procedure pertaining to protect

【リソース】WHITE PAPER ON CRIME 2012 / / NOTES / Section 1 Principal Data_1 / 1 Reported cases and crime rate / 2 Persons cleared / 3 Clearance rate / 1 Theft / 2 Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft / Section 1 Principal Data_2 / Section 2 Major Special Act Offenses / 1 Public security / 2 Environment/public morals / 3 Child Welfare Act violations, etc. / 4 Anti-Stalking Act violations, etc. / 5 Public Offices Election Act violations / 1 Trends in traffic offenses / 2 Disposition in public prosecutors offices_1 / 3 Disposition in courts / 1 Tax related offenses / 2 Economic offenses / 3 Intellectual property related offenses / 1 Trends in high-technology offenses / 2 Disposition in public prosecutors offices_2 / Chapter 4 Comparison of Crime Trends with Other Countries / Section 1 Major Offenses / Section 2 Homicide / Section 3 Theft / Section 1 Offenses Committed by Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan / Section 2 Offenses Committed against Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan / Chapter 1 Overview / 1 Procedure in public prosecutors offices / 2 Procedure in courts / 3 Treatment in correctional institutions / 4 Treatment under rehabilitation services / Section 1 Reception of Suspected Cases / Section 2 Arrest and Detention of Suspects / Section 3 Disposition in Public Prosecutors Offices / Section 1 Final Judgment / 1 Conclusive disposition / 2 Sentencing / 3 Pretrial arrangement proceeding / 4 Speedy trial procedure / 5 Detention and bail / Section 3 Summary Trial Procedure / Section 4 Appeals / Chapter 4 Correction of Adult Offenders / 1 Number of inmates in penal institutions / 2 Occupancy rate of penal institutions / 3 Number of new inmates / 4 Characteristics of new inmates / 1 Overview of treatment / 2 Work / 3 Correctional guidance / 4 Provision of information regarding the release, etc. of inmates / 1 Penal Institution Visiting Committee / 2 Provision of food, medical care, health guards, etc. / 3 Cooperation with private sectors / 4 Maintenance of discipline and order / 5 Appeal system / Section 4 Treatment of Inmates Awaiting Judgment, etc. / Section 5 Maintenance and Administration of Penal Institutions in Partnership between the Public and Private Sectors / Chapter 5 Rehabilitation Services / Section 1 Parole / 1 Parole examinations / 2 Number of parolees / 3 Rate of served term of imprisonment / 4 Life imprisonment inmates granted release on parole / Section 2 Probation/Parole Supervision / 1 Number of probationers/parolees / 2 Treatment of probationers/parolees / 3 Measures for probationers/parolees / 4 Termination of probation/parole supervision / Section 3 Urgent Aid and Aftercare of Discharged Offenders / Section 4 Pardons / 1 Volunteer probation officers / 2 Halfway houses / 3 Private supporters/support organizations / 4 Crime prevention activities / Section 1 Trends in International Criminal Justice Efforts / 1 Measures against transnational organized crime and terrorism / 2 Measures against drug-related crimes / 3 Measures against money laundering / 4 Measures against crimes against children / 5 Measures against bribery and corruption / 6 Measures against cybercrime / 7 The International Criminal Court / 1 Transnational fugitives from Japan / 2 Extradition of fugitives / 3 Transfer of sentenced persons / 1 Assistance in investigation / 2 Judicial assistance / 1 UNAFEI / 2 Legal system development support / Chapter 1 Trends with Juvenile Delinquencies / 1 Number of juveniles cleared / 2 Trends by attributes / 3 Trends by type of offense / 4 Cases committed in complicity / 1 Number of juveniles referred to public prosecutors / 2 Drug offenses / 3 Traffic offenses / Section 3 Pre-Delinquents / 1 Family violence / 2 School violence / 3 Bullying / Section 1 Overview_1 / 1 Procedure until referral to a family court / 2 Procedure in a family court / 3 Procedure of protective measures / 1 Investigation (until referral to a family court) / 2 Family court / 1 Admission and discharge / 2 Classification activities / 1 Juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools / 2 Treatment provided in a juvenile training school / 3 Discharged juveniles / Section 5 Probation/Parole Supervision for Juveniles / 1 Juvenile probationers/parolees / 2 Treatment of juvenile probationers/parolees / 3 Measures for juvenile probationers/parolees / 4 Termination of probation/parole supervision for juveniles / 1 Prosecution and criminal trials / 2 Execution of the sentence / 3 Parole / 1 Disposition in public prosecutors offices / 2 Sentencing in a court of first instance / Section 3 Juvenile Inmates / 1 Repeat delinquencies by juveniles / 2 History of protective measures with juveniles subjected under protective measures / 3 Readmission, etc. of juveniles discharged from juvenile training schools / 4 Redisposition of juvenile probationers/parolees / 1 New foreign national entrants / 2 Foreign nationals illegally overstaying / 3 Deportation / 1 Penal code offenses / 2 Special act offenses / 1 Prosecution_1 /

In 2025, there were around *** prisoners per one hundred thousand of the population in Turkmenistan. In contrast, there were about ** prisoners per one hundred thousand of the population in Japan that year.

【リソース】WHITE PAPER ON CRIME 2011 / / PREFACE / NOTES / Section 1 Principal Data_1 / 1 Reported cases and crime rate / 2 Persons cleared / 3 Clearance rate / 1 Theft / 2 Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft / Section 1 Principal Data_2 / Section 2 Major Special Act Offenses / 1 Public security / 2 Environment/public morals / 3 Child Welfare Act violations, etc. / 4 Anti-Stalking Act violations, etc. / 5 Public Offices Election Act violations / 1 Trends in traffic offenses / 2 Disposition in public prosecutors offices_1 / 3 Disposition in courts / 1 Tax related offenses / 2 Economic offenses / 3 Intellectual property related offenses / 1 Trends in high-technology offenses / 2 Disposition in public prosecutors offices_2 / Chapter 4 Comparison of Crime Trends with Other Countries / Section 1 Major Offenses / Section 2 Homicide / Section 3 Theft / Section 1 Offenses Committed by Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan / Section 2 Offenses Committed against Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan / Chapter 1 Overview / 1 Procedure in public prosecutors offices / 2 Procedure in courts / 3 Treatment through the correction procedure / 4 Treatment through the rehabilitation procedure / Section 1 Reception of Suspected Cases / Section 2 Arrest and Detention of Suspects / Section 3 Disposition in Public Prosecutors Offices / Section 1 Final Judgments / 1 Conclusive dispositions / 2 Sentencing / 3 Pretrial arrangement proceeding / 4 Speedy trial procedure / 5 Detention and bail / Section 3 Summary Trial Procedure / Section 4 Appeals / Chapter 4 Correction of Adult Offenders / 1 Number of inmates in penal institutions / 2 Occupancy rate of penal institutions / 3 Number of new inmates / 4 Characteristics of new inmates / 1 Overview of treatment / 2 Work / 3 Correctional guidance / 4 Provision of information regarding the release, etc. of inmates / 1 Penal Institution Visiting Committee / 2 Provision of food, medical care, health guards, etc. / 3 Private sector cooperation / 4 Maintenance of discipline and order / 5 Appeal system / Section 4 Treatment of Inmates Awaiting Judgments, etc. / Section 5 Maintenance and Management of Penal Institutions in a Partnership between the Public and Private Sectors / Chapter 5 Rehabilitation Services / Section 1 Parole / 1 Parole examination / 2 Number of parolees / 3 Rate of served terms of imprisonment / 4 Life imprisonment inmates granted release on parole / Section 2 Probation/Parole Supervision / 1 Number of probationers/parolees / 2 Treatment of probationers/parolees / 3 Measures for probationers/parolees / 4 Termination of probation/parole supervision / 1 Urgent aid, etc. and aftercare of discharged offenders / 2 Halfway houses / Section 4 Pardons / 1 Volunteer probation officers / 2 Private supporters/support organizations / 3 Crime prevention activities / Section 1 Trends in International Criminal Justice Efforts / 1 Measures against transnational organized crime and terrorism / 2 Measures against drug-related crimes / 3 Measures against money laundering / 4 Measures against crimes against children / 5 Measures against bribery and corruption / 6 Measures against cybercrime / 7 The International Criminal Court / 1 Transnational fugitives from Japan / 2 Extradition of fugitives / 3 Transfer of sentenced persons / 1 Assistance in investigations / 2 Judicial assistance / 1 Cooperation in training at UNAFEI / 2 Technical assistance in the legal field / Section 1 Overview / 1 Procedure until referral to a family court / 2 Procedure in a family court / 3 Procedure for protective measures / 1 Public prosecutors offices (until referral to a family court) / 2 Family courts / 1 Admission and discharge / 2 Classification activities / 1 Juveniles newly admitted to juvenile training schools / 2 Treatment provided at juvenile training schools / 3 Discharged juveniles / Section 5 Probation/Parole Supervision for Juveniles / 1 Juvenile probationers/parolees / 2 Treatment of juvenile probationers/parolees / 3 Measures for juvenile probationers/parolees / 4 Termination of probation/parole supervision for juveniles / 1 Prosecution and criminal trials / 2 Execution of sentence / 3 Parole / 1 Disposition in public prosecutors offices_1 / 2 Sentencing in a court of first instance / Section 3 Juvenile Inmates / 1 New foreign national entrants / 2 Foreign nationals illegally overstaying / 3 Deportation / 1 Penal code offenses_1 / 2 Special act offenses_1 / 1 Disposition in public prosecutors offices_2 / 2 Disposition in courts_1 / 3 Correction_1 / 4 Probation/parole supervision_1 / 1 Trends in foreign national juvenile offenders / 2 Treatment of foreign national juvenile delinquents / Section 1 Trends with Organized Crime Group Members / 1 Persons cleared / 2 Firearm offenses / 1 Disposition in public prosecutors offices_3 / 2 Correction_1 / 3 Probation/parole supervision_1 / 1 Stimulants Control Act violations / 2 Cannabis Control Act violations, etc. / 3 Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Cont

【リソース】WHITE PAPER ON CRIME 2010 / / PREFACE / NOTES / Principal Data / Reported cases and crime rate / Persons cleared_1 / Clearance rate / Theft_1 / Non-traffic penal code offenses excluding theft / Principal Data / Major Special Act Offenses / Public security / Environment/public morals / Child Welfare Act violations, etc. / Stalker Control Act violations, etc. / Public Offices Election Act violations / Trends in traffic offenses / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_1 / Disposition in courts_1 / Tax related offenses / Economic offenses / Financial offenses / Intellectual property-related offenses / Trends in high-technology offenses / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_2 / Comparison of Crime Trends with Other Countries / Major Offenses / Homicide / Theft_2 / Offenses Committed by Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan / Offenses Committed against Japanese Nationals Outside of Japan / Overview_1 / Procedure in public prosecutors offices / Procedure in courts / Treatment through the correction procedure / Treatment through the rehabilitation procedure / Reception of Suspected Cases / Arrest and Detention of Suspects / Disposition in Public Prosecutors Offices_3 / Final Judgments_1 / Final judgments_2 / Sentencing / Pretrial arrangement proceeding / Speedy trial procedure / Detention and bail / Summary Trial Procedure / Appeals / Correction of Adult Offenders / Number of persons imprisoned in penal institutions / Occupancy rate in penal institutions / Number of new inmates / Characteristics of new inmates / Penal Institution Visiting Committee / Provision of food, medical care, health guards, etc. / Private sector cooperation / Maintenance of discipline and order / Appeal system / Overview of treatment / Work / Correctional guidance / Provision of information in regard to the release, etc. of inmates / Treatment of Inmates Awaiting Judgment, etc. / Penal Institutions Utilizing PFI Method / Rehabilitation Services / Parole_1 / Parole examination / Number of parolees / Rate of served terms of imprisonment / Parole of life imprisonment inmates / Probation/Parole Supervision_1 / Number of probationers/parolees, etc. / Treatment of probationers/parolees / Measures for probationers/parolees / Termination of probation/parole supervision / Urgent aid, etc. and aftercare of discharged offenders / Halfway houses / Pardons / Volunteer probation officers / Private supporters/support organizations / Crime prevention activities / Trends in International Efforts in Criminal Justice / Measures against transnational organized crime and terrorism / Measures against drug-related crimes / Measures against money laundering / Measures against crime against children / Measures against bribery and corruption / Measures against cybercrime / Transfer of sentenced persons / The International Criminal Court / Transnational fugitives from Japan / Extradition of fugitive offenders, etc. / Assistance in investigations, etc. / Judicial assistance / Cooperation in training, etc. at UNAFEI / Technical assistance in the legal field / Foreign nationals newly entered, etc. / Foreign nationals illegally overstaying / Deportation / Penal code offenses / Special act offenses / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_4 / Disposition in courts_2 / Correction_1 / Probation/parole supervision_2 / Trends with <iBoryokudan</i Members / Persons cleared_2 / Firearm offenses / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_5 / Correction_2 / Probation/parole supervision_3 / Stimulants Control Act violations / Cannabis Control Act violations, etc. / Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act violations / Seizure of stimulants, etc. / Implementation of the Act on Special Provisions for Narcotics / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_6 / Disposition in courts_3 / Correction_3 / Probation/parole supervision_4 / Elderly Offenders / Trends in Offenses_1 / Disposition in public prosecutors offices_7 / Correction_4 / Probation/parole supervision_5 / Trends in Offenses_2 / Public prosecutors offices/trials / Correction_5 / Probation/parole supervision_6 / The Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Insane Persons, etc. / Hearing / Medical care through hospitalization / Discharge or continued hospitalization / Treatment within local communities / Repeat offenders cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses / Previously convicted adults cleared for non-traffic penal code offenses / Previously convicted persons among those prosecuted / Revocation of suspension of execution of the sentence / Reimprisoned inmates_1 / Reimprisonment of released inmates / Employment status / Status of probationers/parolees / Redisposition, etc. of probationers/parolees / Trends in Juvenile Delinquency / Juveniles cleared / Trends by attribute / Trends by type of offense / Complicity cases / Number of juveniles referred to public prosecutors / Drug offenses / Traffic offenses / Pre-delinquents / Domestic violence / Violence at schools / Bullying and delinquency /

In 2022, the number of accused female inmates in Japanese penal institutions amounted to *** women, representing the decade lowest. The figure reached its decade's peak at *** women in 2014.

This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived occupancy level of prisons in Japan as of October 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, Japanese respondents overestimated the occupancy level of the prisons by ** percent. On average, the respondents thought that the prison occupancy in Japan was around *** percent, when the actual occupancy rate was around ** percent.

A survey conducted in Japan in December 2023 found that **** percent of men and almost ***** percent of women reported using an illegal drug in their lifetime. Marijuana emerged as the most used substance, with just over *** percent of men and almost *** percent of women having tried it. Following marijuana, inhalants, methamphetamine, and ecstasy were the most common illegal drugs consumed in Japan. Overall, gender disparities in usage patterns are notable, with the men's share of using illegal drugs mostly higher than that of women. Public perception of cannabis and youth involvement While many other countries are moving towards legalizing cannabis, Japan tightened its laws in 2023, making ownership and consumption of cannabis illegal with prison penalties of up to seven years. Public opinion remains largely skeptical of cannabis use, even for medical purposes. A July 2024 survey found that more than half of respondents did not view cannabis as a legitimate healthcare solution, while only *** percent were in favor of it. In recent years, the number of arrests for cannabis-related crimes was highest among people in their twenties, followed by teenagers. Drug crimes The total cases of reported drug-related crimes in Japan remained at around ****** per year, and gang crime-related drug arrests even saw a decline in recent years. Overall, Japan sees a low rate of drug use disorders compared to other industrialized nations. One reason may be that Japan has strict drug laws with penalties such as fines of up to *** million Japanese yen or imprisonment of up to ten years for possession, use, and sale of illegal drugs, including marijuana.

In 2023, Japan recorded no execution of death sentences. ** executions were reported in 2018, the highest number in the last decade.