Increase in special crimes such as identity theft
The number of reported criminal offenses in Japan in 2024 increased 4.9% from the previous year to 737,679 (National Police Agency summary), marking the third consecutive year of increase.
Fraud crimes in the cyberspace, such as social media-based investment scams, were prominent, with losses amounting to approximately 199 billion yen, double the previous year.
The year 2024 saw a notable increase in crimes targeting property.
Damages caused by theft, fraud, etc. increased 59.6% from the previous year to 402.1 billion yen.
This surpassed the peak of 375.9 billion yen in 2002 since 1989. Of this, fraud losses were 1.9 times higher than in 2023, accounting for 76% of all property losses.
Wait a second ? is that police officer real?
They call home landlines or mobile phones, posing as police officers,
"Your bank account has been used for criminal activity."
"Your mobile phone has been fraudulently contracted."
There has been an increase in fraudulent methods used to trick victims into handing over cash or making them transfer funds, using various excuses such as "protecting your assets" or "investigating your account."
In some cases, criminals posing as police officers will incite fear by saying things like "You're going to be arrested," or show fake police IDs or arrest warrants.
Caution is advised, as there are also cases where criminals claim to be from telephone companies or the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and tell victims that they have unpaid mobile phone bills, and then switch to playing police officers, or switch to contacting victims via social media or video calls.
The actual damage in numbers
Damage amount is on the rise
The method used is for perpetrators to pretend to be police officers and defraud people of cash and other items under the pretext of an investigation. In the first half of 2025, there were 4,737 reported cases of fake police scams, with losses totaling 38.93 billion yen, accounting for 35.9% of the total reported cases. |
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