This statistic illustrates the number of complaints against spousal violence in Japan from 2007 to 2016. In 2016, the number of complaints against spousal violence in Japan amounted to 2,648, down from 3,147 cases in 2008.
Number of complaints against spousal violence in Japan from 2007 to 2016
By the revision of the Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims, the system of “Order Prohibiting Approach to the Victim’s Child” was established in December 2004, the system of “Order Prohibiting Phone Calls or Other Behavior” and the system of “Order Prohibiting Approach to the Victim’s Relative, etc.” were established in January 2008, and from January 2014, this Act also became applicable to violence by the partners who share the principal residence with the victims, and to the victims of this violence.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 19, 2018). Number of complaints against spousal violence in Japan from 2007 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/864879/japan-number-complaints-spousal-violence/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of complaints against spousal violence in Japan from 2007 to 2016." Chart. March 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864879/japan-number-complaints-spousal-violence/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2018). Number of complaints against spousal violence in Japan from 2007 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864879/japan-number-complaints-spousal-violence/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of Complaints against Spousal Violence in Japan from 2007 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864879/japan-number-complaints-spousal-violence/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of complaints against spousal violence in Japan from 2007 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864879/japan-number-complaints-spousal-violence/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of complaints against spousal violence in Japan from 2007 to 2016 [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/864879/japan-number-complaints-spousal-violence/