The police in Japan cleared 808 homicide cases in 2021, excluding unfounded or unpunishable cases. 289 murder cases involved the use of kitchen knives, followed by 71 cases using other types of knives.
Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan in 2021, by used item
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National Police Agency (Japan). (October 31, 2022). Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan in 2021, by used item [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321309/japan-number-cleared-murders-by-used-object/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan in 2021, by used item." Chart. October 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321309/japan-number-cleared-murders-by-used-object/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2022). Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan in 2021, by used item. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321309/japan-number-cleared-murders-by-used-object/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Homicide Cases Cleared by The Police in Japan in 2021, by Used Item." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321309/japan-number-cleared-murders-by-used-object/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan in 2021, by used item Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321309/japan-number-cleared-murders-by-used-object/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
Number of homicide cases cleared by the police in Japan in 2021, by used item [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), October 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321309/japan-number-cleared-murders-by-used-object/