In 2022, approximately 30.28 thousand suspects in Japan aged 70 years and older were cleared for Penal Code offenses, representing the age cohort with the highest number of cleared offenders. The age group with the second-highest number that year were offenders between 40 and 49 years, with 26.83 thousand arrests.
Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
14 to 15 years
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 29 years
30 to 39 years
40 to 49 years
50 to 59 years
60 to 64 years
65 to 69 years
70 years and older
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (December 31, 2023). Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2023). Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of Suspects Cleared for Penal Code Offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/