Crime & Justice Statistics in Japan

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Homicides per 100,000 people

0.23−0.9% vs 2022

Military spending, % of GDP

1.2%+0.1 pp vs 2022

Voter turnout in general elections

56%+7.2 pp vs 2019

Homicide rate per 100,000 people

0.20.0% vs 2020

Arms imports volume

977M+2.1% vs 2023

Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants

0.20.0% vs 2020

All Crime & Justice datasets for Japan (38)

Dataset	Source
Fatalities OECD	OECD	−4.3%
Civic engagement - Regions OECD	OECD	+14.8%
Age limits on-premise service WHO	WHO	0%
Penalties for drink driving, repeated offense WHO	WHO	0%
Current well-being OECD	OECD	0%
Current well-being by age OECD	OECD	0%
Current well-being by education level OECD	OECD	0%
Current well-being by sex OECD	OECD	0%
Annual road fatalities, injured, injury crashes OECD	OECD	−5.5%
Transport safety indicators OECD	OECD	0%
Reported Social Unrest Index (RSUI) IMF	IMF	+201.1%
Trust, security and dignity - government at a glance indicators, 2025 edition OECD	OECD	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 15-49) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 20-24) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 20-24) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 25-29) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 25-29) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 30-34) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 30-34) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 35-44) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 35-44) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 45-54) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 45-54) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 55-64) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 55-64) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 65+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 65+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+2.1%
Armed forces personnel, total World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	0%
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+0.2%
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+61.5%
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−83.1%
Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−13.4%
Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+16.2%
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−0.9%
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population WHO	WHO	0%

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