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Statistics on rape and other acts of sexual assault are commonly available in industrialized countries, and have become better documented throughout the world.Inconsistent definitions of rape, different rates of reporting, recording, prosecution and conviction for rape can create controversial statistical disparities, and lead to accusations that many rape statistics are unreliable or misleading.
Of these, the arrest rate for cases involving murder, robbery, arson, rape, sexual assault, indecent assault, kidnapping, and human trafficking, which are designated as major crimes, was 93.4%. [1] As of 2001, Japan has a conviction rate of over 99.8%, even higher than contemporary authoritarian regimes. [2]
In a study of over 24,000 women, the World Health Organization found the following rates of women reporting forced sexual initiation: 30% in a Bangladesh province, 24% in a Bangladesh city, 24% in a Peru province, 17% in an Ethiopia province, 17% in a United Republic of Tanzania province, 14% in a United Republic of Tanzania city, 8% in Samoa ...
Two U.S. members of the armed services have been accused of sexual assault in Japan, spurring Japanese officials to speak out against what they have called troubling behavior. One U.S. airman is ...
Women comprise 8.7% of Japan's military, the second lowest percentage among the Group of Seven advanced nations. It compares to more than 17% in the United States, more than 16% in France and ...
Not only are rape allegations rarely reported there—a 2020 survey by Japan’s Cabinet Office found just 5.6 percent of victims go to the police (by contrast, about one-third of sexual assaults ...
There is also evidence of foreign criminals traveling from overseas to take advantage of Japan's lax security [citation needed]. In his autobiography Undesirables, English criminal Colin Blaney stated that English thieves have targeted the nation due to the low crime rate and because Japanese people are unprepared for crime. [16]
Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with allegedly kidnapping and raping an underage girl just before Christmas last year, Okinawa police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.