Last year, police across the country handled over 290 incidents of bullying at schools, etc., the highest number in the past 10 years, according to an interview with the National Police Agency.
According to the National Police Agency, last year, police across the country handled 292 incidents caused by bullying at schools, etc., which is 116 more than the year before, the highest number in the past 10 years.
Additionally, 404 people, 181 more than the year before, were arrested or given guidance.
Of the breakdown, junior high school students accounted for the largest number of students (189), followed by elementary school students (125) and high school students (90).
In terms of crime types,
``Assault'' was the most common, with 102 cases
; ``Injury'' was the most common, with 60 cases
; 46 cases were taking or forcing a person to send an obscene image; and 11 cases
were
``Indecency without consent'' .
The spread of smartphones is also thought to be behind the increase in incidents,
and the damage caused by actions such as taking naked images and uploading them to SNS
, and posting defamatory comments on bulletin boards has become more serious. is.
The National Police Agency, in cooperation with schools, will communicate to children that bullying can be a crime, and will consider the possibility of filing a criminal case for particularly malicious acts.