Number of foreigners detained in Japan down 40% from 20 yrs ago

TOKYO - The number of foreigners detained in Japan in the five years through 2025 fell 40 percent from the peak recorded 20 years earlier, an analysis of police data showed Saturday, with the decline coming despite a nearly two-fold increase in foreign residents over the same period.

A total of 56,706 foreign nationals were processed by police between 2021 to 2025, a sharp drop from the 93,899 recorded between 2001 to 2005, according to crime statistics from the National Police Agency. The number fell by half in 14 of Japan's 47 prefectures.