In 2022, public prosecutors in Japan newly received close to 276 thousand people who violated the Special Acts, of which about 196 thousand were road traffic-related violations. The total number of violations has steadily decreased over the past ten years, starting at around 450 thousand offenses in 2013. Special Acts violations refer to those criminal offenses not covered by the Penal Code, relating, among others, to road traffic, security, environment, public morals, child prostitution and pornography, work environment, and elections.
Number of people received by public prosecutors for Special Acts offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by type
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (December 31, 2023). Number of people received by public prosecutors for Special Acts offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266121/japan-number-people-violated-special-acts-by-type/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of people received by public prosecutors for Special Acts offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266121/japan-number-people-violated-special-acts-by-type/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2023). Number of people received by public prosecutors for Special Acts offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266121/japan-number-people-violated-special-acts-by-type/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of People Received by Public Prosecutors for Special Acts Offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266121/japan-number-people-violated-special-acts-by-type/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of people received by public prosecutors for Special Acts offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266121/japan-number-people-violated-special-acts-by-type/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of people received by public prosecutors for Special Acts offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266121/japan-number-people-violated-special-acts-by-type/
