In 2021, the number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan amounted to roughly 46.7 thousand. This was the lowest value in the course of the past decade, continuing the downward trend of the past years.
Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021
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Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (December 8, 2022). Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. (2022). Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations. "Number of Defendants in Penal Cases Handled at Regional Courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/
Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Number of defendants in penal cases handled at regional courts in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Japan Federation of Bar Associations, December 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418091/japan-number-penal-cases-handled-regional-courts/
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