Japan: Robbery rate

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Japan

Robberies per 100,000 people

 Latest value 2
 Year 2016
 Measure robberies per 100,000 people
 Data availability 2004 - 2016
 Average 4
 Min - Max 2 - 6
 Source The UN office on drugs and crime
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2016 is 2 robberies per 100,000 people, unchanged from 2 robberies per 100,000 people in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 79 robberies per 100,000 people, based on data from 71 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 2004 to 2016 is 4 robberies per 100,000 people. The minimum value, 2 robberies per 100,000 people, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 6 robberies per 100,000 people was recorded in 2004. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
From   To 


 Recent values Japan: Robbery rate
 2016 2
 2014 2
 2013 3
 2012 3
 2011 3
 2010 3
 2009 4
 2008 3




Definition: Number of robberies per 100,000 people per year.

Other resources:

Download data from our database

All indicators for Japan

All indicators on the website

Article: Are trade deficits bad for the economy?

Article: Sources of economic growth

Article: Currency values and investment returns

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Kidnapping rate 0.2 2016 kidnappings per 100,000 people
 Robbery rate 2 2016 robberies per 100,000 people
 Imprisonment rate 41 2017 prisoners per 100,000 people
 Theft rate 293 2016 thefts per 100,000 people
 Homicide rate 0.2 2023 homicides per 100,000 people
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK