Jody Holeton
23rd January 2003, 06:39
From http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/1/20/latest/9762Japanscr&sec=latest
Japan's crime rate rises to record high
TOKYO (AP): Crime in Japan last year rose to a new post-World War II record high, the National Police Agency said Monday.
The number of crimes rose to a record high of 2.85 million in 2002, up 4.3 percent from the previous year, the agency said. It was the seventh straight annual increase.
For decades, Japan had enjoyed a relatively low crime rate because of a remarkable post-World War II economic boom. But the country's current economic slowdown has been accompanied by near record high unemployment and a surge in crime.
Meanwhile, the arrests-per-crime rate stood at 20.8 percent, up 1 percent from its lowest-ever rate of 19.8 percent seen in 2001.
Violent crimes, such as murder, robbery, assault and rape, totaled 22,294 in 2002, up 3.5 percent from the previous year. The arrest rate for those crimes was 50.2 percent, down 2.8 percent from 2001.
No way this can be true!
Japan is a peace-loving, rich, tourist-safe, America loving country!
There is no way that this can be true!
Japan's crime rate rises to record high
TOKYO (AP): Crime in Japan last year rose to a new post-World War II record high, the National Police Agency said Monday.
The number of crimes rose to a record high of 2.85 million in 2002, up 4.3 percent from the previous year, the agency said. It was the seventh straight annual increase.
For decades, Japan had enjoyed a relatively low crime rate because of a remarkable post-World War II economic boom. But the country's current economic slowdown has been accompanied by near record high unemployment and a surge in crime.
Meanwhile, the arrests-per-crime rate stood at 20.8 percent, up 1 percent from its lowest-ever rate of 19.8 percent seen in 2001.
Violent crimes, such as murder, robbery, assault and rape, totaled 22,294 in 2002, up 3.5 percent from the previous year. The arrest rate for those crimes was 50.2 percent, down 2.8 percent from 2001.
No way this can be true!
Japan is a peace-loving, rich, tourist-safe, America loving country!
There is no way that this can be true!