In 2022, close to 48 percent of the people cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan were repeaters. The rate of repeat offenders has increased steadily since its post-war low-point in 1996 of 27.7 percent, and only started to flatten out a little around the 48.7 percent mark in 2016. Repeaters refer to the apprehended offenders who were previously arrested for other criminal cases, excluding traffic-related offenses.
Share of repeat offenders among suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 1972 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (December 31, 2023). Share of repeat offenders among suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 1972 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268990/japan-share-repeaters-penal-code-offenders/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Share of repeat offenders among suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 1972 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268990/japan-share-repeaters-penal-code-offenders/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2023). Share of repeat offenders among suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 1972 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268990/japan-share-repeaters-penal-code-offenders/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Share of Repeat Offenders among Suspects Cleared for Penal Code Offenses in Japan from 1972 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268990/japan-share-repeaters-penal-code-offenders/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Share of repeat offenders among suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 1972 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268990/japan-share-repeaters-penal-code-offenders/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of repeat offenders among suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 1972 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268990/japan-share-repeaters-penal-code-offenders/
