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%.
Data: Changes in the Number of Murder Victims, 1995-2017
| Year | Number of victims |
| 1995 | 727 |
| 1996 | 680 |
| 1997 | 718 |
| 1998 | 808 |
| 1999 | 788 |
| 2000 | 768 |
| 2001 | 732 |
| 2002 | 730 |
| 2003 | 705 |
| 2004 | 655 |
| 2005 | 600 |
| 2006 | 580 |
| 2007 | 516 |
| 2008 | 546 |
| 2009 | 479 |
| 2010 | 437 |
| 2011 | 415 |
| 2012 | 383 |
| 2013 | 342 |
| 2014 | 357 |
| 2015 | 314 |
| 2016 | 290 |
| 2017 | 288 |
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 人口動態調査
下巻 死亡 第2表 死亡数，性・年齢(5歳階級)・死因(死因簡単分類）別
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