Domestic Violence Cases Rise 17.2%
Japan reports record 16,888 domestic violence cases last year
Domestic violence cases in Japan jumped 17.2 percent in 2005 to a record 16,888 incidents, with nearly all of the victims being women, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
The figure was up from the previous record of 14,140 cases set in 2004, the agency said in an annual report.
Women accounted for 97.6 percent of the victims of domestic violence in 2005, the agency said.
A total of 87 murder and attempted murder cases were filed during the year, compared with a total of 75 in 2004, the agency said.
Japan implemented the nation's first law against domestic violence in October 2001, giving courts the power to impose restraining orders on offenders and requiring local governments to provide services to victims.
Under the law, courts can impose six-month restraining orders on perpetrators and force them to stay away from victims' homes for two weeks. Failure to comply results in up to one year in prison or a maximum fine of 1 million yen ($8,474). (AP)
Mainichi News, March 9, 2006
Domestic violence cases in Japan jumped 17.2 percent in 2005 to a record 16,888 incidents, with nearly all of the victims being women, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
The figure was up from the previous record of 14,140 cases set in 2004, the agency said in an annual report.
Women accounted for 97.6 percent of the victims of domestic violence in 2005, the agency said.
A total of 87 murder and attempted murder cases were filed during the year, compared with a total of 75 in 2004, the agency said.
Japan implemented the nation's first law against domestic violence in October 2001, giving courts the power to impose restraining orders on offenders and requiring local governments to provide services to victims.
Under the law, courts can impose six-month restraining orders on perpetrators and force them to stay away from victims' homes for two weeks. Failure to comply results in up to one year in prison or a maximum fine of 1 million yen ($8,474). (AP)
Mainichi News, March 9, 2006
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