National Police Agency reported that 2839 people were killed by car accidents in 2020. Those were the victims only who died within 24 hours after the accidents. The number of actual victims is more than them. The number of victims decrease…

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the number of demographic data in 2019. According to it, top 10 causes of death in 2019 are the below. This year Alzheimer's disease was ranked for the first time among the ten leading causes…

The number of ambulance dispatches is increasing every year in Tokyo. The following data show the yearly number of ambulance dispatches in Tokyo from 2014 to 2019. Source is Tokyo Fire New Vol. 38 published by Tokyo Fire Department. Related…

According to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 273 persons were murdered in 2018. The following table shows the numbers of murder victims by prefecture in 2018. Figure: Murder Rate (Number of Actual Victims) by Prefecture in Japan, 2…

National Police Agency reports the data of crimes every year. According to it, the crime rate in 2019 is 5.9 per 1000 people. The following data show the detail by prefecture. In this post, the crime rate means the number of reported crime…

As of February 17th, there are 47 coronavirus cases in Japan. The following is the detail of it. Table 1: Coronavirus cases in Japan, 2020 Feb 17 No. Date of diagnosis Age Gender Address 1 2020/1/15 30s M Kanagawa 2 2020/1/24 40s M China 3…

As of February 6th, there are 16 coronavirus cases in Japan. The following is the detail of it. Table: Coronavirus cases in Japan, 2020 Feb 6 No. Date of diagnosis Age Gender Residence Status Infected to Number of close contact 1 15-Jan 30…

National Police Agency reported that 3,215 of people were killed by car accidents in 2019. Those were the victims only who died within 24 hours after the accidents. The actual victims are more than them. The number of victims decreased by …

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare counts people's deaths and those causes day by day. According to the ministry, 288 persons were murdered in 2017. In 1995, the number of murder victims was 727. The number of victims has dropped 60%. …

National Police Agency reports the data of crimes every year. According to it, the crime rate in 2018 is 6.5 per 1000 people. The following data show the detail by prefecture. In this post, the crime rate means the number of reported crime…

National Police Agency reported that 3,532 of people were killed by car accidents in 2018. Those were the victims only who died within 24 hours after the accidents. The actual victims are more than them. The number of victims decreased by …

According to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 288 persons were murdered in 2017. The following table shows the numbers of murder victims by prefecture in 2017. Figure: Murder Rate (Number of Actual Victims) by Prefecture in Japan, 2…

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the number of demographic data in 2017. According to it, top 10 causes of death in 2017 are the below. Rank Cause Cause Cause Number of deaths 1 悪性新生物 Malignant neoplasm Cancer 373,334 2…

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the number of demographic data in 2016. According to it, top 10 causes of death in 2016 are the below. Rank Cause Cause Cause Number of deaths 1 悪性新生物 Malignant neoplasm Cancer 372,986 2…

Here is the list of notable fire disasters in Japan between 2001 and 2017 May. Year M D City Building Deaths Note 2001 5 5 Yotsukaido Workers dormitory 11 2001 5 8 Hirosaki Consumer finance shop 5 arson 2001 9 1 Shinjuku Multitenant buildi…

According to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, 314 persons were murdered in 2015. The following table shows the numbers of murder victims by prefecture in 2015. Figure: Murder Rate (Number of Actual Victims) by Prefecture in Japan, 2…

The following data show the ratio of prisoners by age, in 2015 December. 40s are the biggest cluster. Figure 1: Percentage of Male Prisoners in Japan by Age, 2015 Figure 2: Percentage of Female Prisoners in Japan by Age, 2015 Table: Number…

National Police Agency reported that 3,904 of people were killed by car accidents in 2016. Those were the victims only who died within 24 hours after the accidents. The actual victims are more than them. The number of victims decreased by …

There were 51,175 prisoners in Japan in 2015. The half of them were incarcerated by theft or stimulants drug violation. Figure: Number of Prisoners in Japan by Crime, 2015 Crime Male Female Total Obstructing executive officers 公務執行妨害…

On December 2015, 51,175 prisoners were held in Japanese prisons. The number of prisoners is decreasing recently. The peak was 2006, at that time 70,496 prisoners were kept in prisons. Figure: Number of Prisoners in Japan, 2011-2015 Year M…

The Japanese government designated international terrorist groups by the Act on Special Measures Concerning International Terrorist Assets-Freezing and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267. Here is the list of them. ハッジ・ハイ…

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the number of demographic data in 2015. According to it, top 10 causes of death in 2015 are the below. Rank Cause Cause Cause Number of deaths 1 悪性新生物 Malignant neoplasm Cancer 370,346 2…

From 1993 to 2013, total 27,794 persons died by natural disasters in Japan. 67% of them died in the 2011 earthquake. The following table shows the breakdown of the victims. There were big earthquakes in 1995 and 2011. Table: Number of Deat…

The following data shows the changes in the number of bicycle accidents in Tokyo between 2009 and 2014. Year accidents 2009 20,775 2010 19,891 2011 19,209 2012 17,078 2013 14,584 2014 12,666 The next data show the number of accidents by si…

The following data show the number of crimes commited by foreign citizens in 2014. The next graph shows the number of arrested foreign citizens in 2014 by nationality. Nationalty Crimes Criminals Chinese 5,509 4,382 Vietnamese 2,488 1,548 …

As of 2016, Japan has the following reformatories. Reformatory Prefecture Zip code Obihiro reformatory Hokkaido 080-0846 Hokkai reformatory Hokkaido 066-0066 Shimei Joshigakuin girls school Hokkaido 066-0066 Tsukigata Gakuen school Hokkaid…

As of 2016, Japan has the following juvenile classification homes (detention homes). Juvenile classification home Zip code Prefecture Sapporo juvenile classification home 007-0802 Hokkaido Hakodate juvenile classification home 042-0944 Hok…

As of 2016, Japan has the following prisons and detention houses. Prison, Detention House Zip code Sapporo prison 007-8601 Sapporo detention branch 007-8602 Sapporo prison branch 007-8603 Akita prison 010-0948 Yokote detention branch 013-0…

In 2015, total 1,143 revenge porn (or disclosing sexually explicit portrayal) cases were reported to the police in Japan. The following shows the detail stats on them. In 276 cases, the assailants were arrested. Table 1: Number of victims …

The following data show the crime rate in major 21 cities in Japan. Sakai city in Osaka prefecture is the most dangerous city. 2.4 persons per 100 got involved with crimes. Rank City Number of Reported Crimes Population Crime Rate per 100 …