In 2022, approximately thousand suspects in Japan aged 70 years and older were cleared for Penal Code offenses, representing the age cohort with the highest number of cleared offenders. The age group with the second-highest number that year were offenders between 40 and 49 years, with thousand arrests.
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (December 31, 2023). Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2023). Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of Suspects Cleared for Penal Code Offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Dec 2023, /statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/
Ministry of Justice (Japan), Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Number of suspects cleared for Penal Code offenses in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1266068/japan-number-cleared-persons-criminal-cases-by-age/
