Nov 8th, 2008 | Seniors survey

A crime wave by the over 65s hits Japan?



The number of people aged 65 or older arrested for crimes other than traffic violations totaled 48,605 last year, up from 24,247 in 2002, the Justice Ministry said in an annual crime report. Elderly crimes rose 4.2 percent in 2007 from a year earlier, though the total number of people arrested fell 4.8 percent to 366,002. Thefts, such as shoplifting and pick-pocketing, were the most common crimes committed by older people, the report said, citing low income, declining health and a sense of isolation as the main causes of the trend.


A crime wave by the over 65s hits Japan?


24 votes, 105 views , 4 comments
 
 
Poll tags:Seniors, Crime, Law, Japan

 
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Poldeve
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France

posted Jul 11th, 2009 at 07:32 CDT

So many old Japanese people are poor, and not helped by their children, or ashamed to tell them they need their help, that some even commit minor crimes just to spend a few months in jail especially in winter. One more reason why a real "Welfare state", as in Scandinavian countries, is needed.

Officeshrew
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Alabama, United States

posted Nov 10th, 2008 at 14:04 CST

i do know that old people steal just like younger folks....the proof is in the building my mother in law lives in....if you leave your clothes unattended in the laundry room, be careful, because they might not be there when you get back...someone stole all of my mother in laws socks and underwear....they steal anything they can there...

Macbrock
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Florida, United States

posted Nov 8th, 2008 at 16:08 CST

Yeah, attack by "gray panthers" in the US is mostly assault with a dead weapon. LOL

Cassidy
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California, United States

posted Nov 8th, 2008 at 13:05 CST

Yikes.....I do not know whether to call this story funny or scary......but I honestly do not see it happening here in the United States of America

 
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