Post by Linalin on Feb 23, 2005 21:39:13 GMT -5
TOKYO — The number of criminal cases involving foreign nationals, excluding those with permanent residency status, rose 16% last year, over the previous year, to a record 47,124, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
The police arrested or sent papers to prosecutors on a record 21,842 foreign nationals in 2004, up 9.2% over 2003, for a fourth consecutive yearly increase, the agency said.
Chinese accounted for 42.4% of the total and South Koreans were second with 9.5%, followed by Filipinos, Brazilians, Thais and Vietnamese.
Of 389,027 people charged with the violations of the Penal Code and relevant laws in 2004, foreign nationals accounted for 8,898, the NPA said.
Among those arrested or investigated on the violations of the Penal Code and relevant laws, the Chinese also formed the largest group, accounting for 48.1% of the total.
Violations of laws not of the Penal Code or relevant laws include those of the immigration law, alien registration law and drug-related laws.
Although 80% of Japanese involved in the violations of the Penal Code and relevant laws acted alone, 70% of such cases involving foreign nationals were committed by two or more individuals, the NPA said.
The NPA said law-enforcement authorities will to crack down on the so-called "criminal infrastructure," referring to criminal tools such as networks of underground banks and groups engaged in document forging.
The NPA said the Chinese accounted for 44.6% of foreigners charged with robbery, 76.4% of those charged with burglary, and 81% of those charged with cash card forgery.
Brazilians were involved in 65.7% of car theft, followed by Sri Lankans and Pakistanis.
Of the Chinese nationals involved in criminal cases, 37.2% were registered as students and 35.4% had jobs when they committed crimes, the NPA said. By contrast, 65.4% of Brazilians had jobs at the time of their crimes.
The police arrested or sent papers to prosecutors on 44 individuals on human smuggling charges in 2004, compared with more than 1,000 in the peak year of 1997.
The NPA said cases of illegal entry into Japan using fake passports and other methods last year rose 52.3% over a year before to a record 1,720.
The police arrested or sent papers to prosecutors on a record 21,842 foreign nationals in 2004, up 9.2% over 2003, for a fourth consecutive yearly increase, the agency said.
Chinese accounted for 42.4% of the total and South Koreans were second with 9.5%, followed by Filipinos, Brazilians, Thais and Vietnamese.
Of 389,027 people charged with the violations of the Penal Code and relevant laws in 2004, foreign nationals accounted for 8,898, the NPA said.
Among those arrested or investigated on the violations of the Penal Code and relevant laws, the Chinese also formed the largest group, accounting for 48.1% of the total.
Violations of laws not of the Penal Code or relevant laws include those of the immigration law, alien registration law and drug-related laws.
Although 80% of Japanese involved in the violations of the Penal Code and relevant laws acted alone, 70% of such cases involving foreign nationals were committed by two or more individuals, the NPA said.
The NPA said law-enforcement authorities will to crack down on the so-called "criminal infrastructure," referring to criminal tools such as networks of underground banks and groups engaged in document forging.
The NPA said the Chinese accounted for 44.6% of foreigners charged with robbery, 76.4% of those charged with burglary, and 81% of those charged with cash card forgery.
Brazilians were involved in 65.7% of car theft, followed by Sri Lankans and Pakistanis.
Of the Chinese nationals involved in criminal cases, 37.2% were registered as students and 35.4% had jobs when they committed crimes, the NPA said. By contrast, 65.4% of Brazilians had jobs at the time of their crimes.
The police arrested or sent papers to prosecutors on 44 individuals on human smuggling charges in 2004, compared with more than 1,000 in the peak year of 1997.
The NPA said cases of illegal entry into Japan using fake passports and other methods last year rose 52.3% over a year before to a record 1,720.
