In 2023, about 1.9 thousand Japanese yakuza members were arrested for violation of the Stimulants Control Law. Overall, the number of yakuza members arrested annually declined within the past decade. The term yakuza refers to Japanese transnational criminal organizations and their members.
Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2023, by type of crime
(in 1,000s)
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National Police Agency (Japan). (April 2, 2024). Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2023, by type of crime (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2023, by type of crime (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2023, by type of crime (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Criminal Organization (Yakuza) Members and Associate Members Arrested for Major Offenses in Japan in 2023, by Type of Crime (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2023, by type of crime (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of criminal organization (yakuza) members and associate members arrested for major offenses in Japan in 2023, by type of crime (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263297/japan-number-arrested-crime-syndicate-members-associates-by-crime/
