Crime in Japan drops to lowest postwar level in 2020 amid pandemic

The number of crimes recorded in Japan in 2020 hit the lowest level in the postwar era for the sixth straight year, with a sharp decline in street crime as people stayed home during the coronavirus pandemic, police data showed Thursday.However, the number of consultations on domestic violence and cybercrime reached record-high levels, according to the National Police Agency data.Overall, there were 614,303 crime cases in Japan last year, down 17.9 percent from the 2019 figure -- the fastest pace of decline on record."Changes in society such as the spread of 'the new normal' (amid the pandem…READ FULL ARTICLE