In 2023, around *** thousand people were arrested for the violation of the Stimulants Control Act in Japan, continuing the steady downward trend that started after the decade-high of more than ** thousand people apprehended in 2015. About ** percent of those arrested in 2023 were repeated offenders.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (April 2, 2024). Number of people arrested for stimulant related crimes in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1003408/japan-number-people-stimulant-crime-arrests/
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