5 Common Crimes in Japan

Posted by Bill on October 4th, 2010 in Japan | Comments Off

Japan is a safe country despited the news….news being news because the things that get reported don’t happen very often.

Japan has about 3,000,000 crimes committed, or I should say reported each year. Many people do NOT report crimes because they know nothing will come of it and they don’t want to deal with Japan’s sometimes inept police force.

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Besides, the arrest rate is a measely 20.8%. For more serious crimes, murder, armed robbery, and arson, the arrest rate is just under 50%.

What that means is that every other person gets away with the crime they commit.

I wonder how this compares to other countries.japan.map.gif

52% of the crimes reported in Japan are burglary.

14.3% are violent crimes….about one every minute

3.8% are white collar crimes.

2.2% are felonies

1.7% are sex crimes….about one every 10 minutes.

Still, all in all, Japan is a pretty safe place. Barely 2% of the population are victims of a crime in one year in Japan.

I wonder if other countries can say that.


 

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