Number of Domestic Violence in Japan
The following tables present statistics of domestic violence in Japan. The first one is "number of reported domestic violence".
I think the estimated number of domestic violence is flat during recent years, but people seem to be getting bravery to report the violence.
Table 1: Number of Reported Domestic Violence in Japan
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
Total | 28,158 | 33,852 | 34,329 | 43,950 | 49,533 |
of which male victim | 520 | 796 | 1,146 | 2,372 | 3,281 |
of which female victim | 27,638 | 33,056 | 33,183 | 41,578 | 46,252 |
Arrested case | 1,658 | 2,346 | 2,424 | 4,103 | 4,300 |
Table 2: Age of Victim
Age of victim | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
10s | 370 | 457 | 453 | 655 | 789 |
20s | 5,668 | 7,035 | 7,069 | 9,019 | 10,187 |
30s | 10,022 | 11,670 | 11,539 | 14,383 | 15,875 |
40s | 6,661 | 8,095 | 8,364 | 10,999 | 12,571 |
50s | 2,666 | 3,210 | 3,184 | 3,990 | 4,457 |
60s | 1,860 | 2,275 | 2,392 | 3,008 | 3,341 |
70s | 896 | 1,090 | 1,310 | 1,871 | 2,294 |
Unknown | 15 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 19 |
Table 3: Age of batterer (assailant)
Age of batterer (assailant) | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
10s | 130 | 190 | 194 | 297 | 387 |
20s | 4,130 | 5,081 | 5,090 | 6,772 | 7,723 |
30s | 9,145 | 10,863 | 10,811 | 13,592 | 14,907 |
40s | 7,215 | 8,829 | 9,078 | 11,740 | 13,562 |
50s | 3,718 | 4,236 | 4,130 | 5,080 | 5,622 |
60s | 2,489 | 3,068 | 3,118 | 3,862 | 4,183 |
70s | 1,265 | 1,491 | 1,848 | 2,508 | 3,063 |
Unknown | 66 | 94 | 60 | 99 | 86 |
Source is National Police Agency.
www.npa.go.jp/safetylife/seianki/stalker/25DV.pdf
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