Crime in Japan Ticks Up for 4th Straight Year

The number of reported crimes in 2025 rose 4.9% from the previous year to 774,142, according to crime statistics released by the National Police Agency on Thursday. This marked the fourth straight increase since the figure hit a postwar low in 2021. Last year saw a surge in property crimes such as so-called special fraud cases and shoplifting of food items, and the number of foreign visitors arrested for committing crimes jumped by 30%.