Last year, more than 19,000 consultations and reports about stalking were received by police nationwide, and 1,963 "inhibition orders" were issued forbidding stalking, the highest number ever, according to a National Police Agency summary. got it. We plan to strengthen our countermeasures in the future, including having police officers proactively contact perpetrators.
According to the National Police Agency, 19,843 consultations and reports about stalking were received by police nationwide last year, an increase of 712 from the previous year.
Of the victims, 87% were women and 13% were men.
In addition, based on the Stalking Control Act, there were 1,963 "inhibition orders" prohibiting acts such as stalking, an increase of 219 from the previous year and the highest ever.
This has been the seventh consecutive year of increase since it became possible to issue "prohibiting orders" without prior warning, but in January last year, a female office worker in Fukuoka City was issued with a "prohibiting order." There have been cases of people being murdered by their ex-partners, and dealing with perpetrators after a restraining order has been issued has become an issue.
The National Police Agency has strengthened its countermeasures, including starting an initiative in which police officers across the country actively call or visit all perpetrators for whom a "prohibition order" has been issued to encourage them to receive counseling as necessary. I am planning to do so.