[HIGHLIGHTS] Approximately 703,000 criminal offenses were recognized in the past year, an increase of over 100,000 compared to the previous year.

There were 703,351 cases of criminal law crimes nationwide last year, an increase of 102,020 cases compared to the year before. Criminal law crimes peaked at 2,854,000 in 2002 and decreased for 19 consecutive years until the post-war lowest point in 2021 (568,000) The number of "major crimes" such as murder and robbery increased by 30% to 12,372.

Last year, 2,711 cases of "nonconsensual sexual intercourse" and "non-consensual indecent assault" were recognized.