While in 2008 there were further reductions in the overall crime rate, the year saw a 15% increase in Cyber-Crime.
The police across Japan uncovered 6,321 cases of Internet-related or cyber crime in 2008, up 15.5% from the previous year and the highest number since comparable data became available in 2000, a National Police Agency survey showed Thursday. The figure represented a threefold jump from 2,081 cases recorded in 2004.There were 112 cases of threats made over the Internet during the reporting year, up 53 from the preceding year, the NPA said. Among such cases was that of a woman referred to prosecutors in connection with posts she made on a comedian’s blog. The comedian was forced to close his blog due to a flood of abusive messages from other Net users. Libel cases involving the Net came to 61, down 18. In 2008, the police were asked by the general public to look into a record 11,516 potential libel cases, up 29.8% from the previous year.
The police across Japan uncovered 6,321 cases of Internet-related or cyber crime in 2008, up 15.5% from the previous year and the highest number since comparable data became available in 2000, a National Police Agency survey showed Thursday. The figure represented a threefold jump from 2,081 cases recorded in 2004.There were 112 cases of threats made over the Internet during the reporting year, up 53 from the preceding year, the NPA said. Among such cases was that of a woman referred to prosecutors in connection with posts she made on a comedian’s blog. The comedian was forced to close his blog due to a flood of abusive messages from other Net users. Libel cases involving the Net came to 61, down 18. In 2008, the police were asked by the general public to look into a record 11,516 potential libel cases, up 29.8% from the previous year.
Source:Japan Today
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