http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/geted.pl5?ed20051123a1.htm
"In 2004, adults committed 3.42 million criminal offenses, a decline for the second year in a row from the postwar record set in 2002. Still, the number of criminal incidents remains disturbingly high. The situation is similar for juvenile delinquency, as shown by the National Police Agency's white paper on crime. Police took action, including custody and formal questioning, against about 193,000 juveniles in 2004, slightly fewer than in 2003."
