Around 25 percent of minors who were sent to juvenile detention homes in Japan committed theft offenses in 2021. This was the most common crime type committed by minors in Japan that led to their incarceration, followed by bodily harm to others.
Distribution of minors who committed juvenile crimes and were sent to detention homes in Japan in 2021, by offense
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Distribution of minors who committed juvenile crimes and were sent to detention homes in Japan in 2021, by offense
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**Crimes for which the minimum statutory penalty is imprisonment or imprisonment without labor for a term of two years or more.
**Crimes for which the maximum statutory penalty is imprisonment or imprisonment without labor for a term of three years or more.
***Preventive measure to forestall future juvenile criminality.
Distribution of 1,272 juvenile delinquents who were under protective custody during the examination and trial phase and sent to juvenile detention homes following court orders.
Figures may not add up to 100 due to rounding by the source.
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Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (December 8, 2022). Distribution of minors who committed juvenile crimes and were sent to detention homes in Japan in 2021, by offense [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418559/japan-distribution-juvenile-cases-minors-detention-by-offense/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Distribution of minors who committed juvenile crimes and were sent to detention homes in Japan in 2021, by offense." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418559/japan-distribution-juvenile-cases-minors-detention-by-offense/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (2022). Distribution of minors who committed juvenile crimes and were sent to detention homes in Japan in 2021, by offense. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418559/japan-distribution-juvenile-cases-minors-detention-by-offense/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Distribution of Minors Who Committed Juvenile Crimes and Were Sent to Detention Homes in Japan in 2021, by Offense." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418559/japan-distribution-juvenile-cases-minors-detention-by-offense/
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Distribution of minors who committed juvenile crimes and were sent to detention homes in Japan in 2021, by offense [Graph], Japan Federation of Bar Associations, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418559/japan-distribution-juvenile-cases-minors-detention-by-offense/
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