FROM NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY

Number of Gun Shootings and Dead/Injured People in Japan


Year
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Shootings
128
148
154
162
134
Dead
17(6)
22(9)
19(8)
28(10)
23(9)
Injured
35(12)
31(10)
35(13)
24(7)
35(18)
* Numbers in parentheses show people who do not belong to gang groups.




Numbers of Gun Crimes and Arrests




@
Year
Crime
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Incidents
Arrested
Incidents
Arrested
Incidents
Arrested
Incidents
Arrested
Incidents
Arrested
Crimes Total
221
84(70)
210
77(63)
221
87(73)
229
82(64)
230
93(76)
Murder
36
33(29)
40
30(27)
49
43(39)
40
36(34)
36
32(27)
Robbery
104
29(23)
90
16(9)
92
19(13)
108
21(9)
115
21(17)
Inflicting Injury/Extortion
20
5(5)
20
4(3)
17
3(1)
22
5(4)
22
10(8)
Violent Crimes Subtotal
160
67(57)
150
50(39)
158
65(53)
170
62(47)
173
63(52)
* Numbers in parentheses show people who do not belong to gang groups.
Attempted crimes are included.

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