Statistics show that after decades of continuous decline, the number of juvenile offenders in Japan has continued to rise in recent years. Police and educators believe this is not unrelated to social media. Kyodo News reported on the 27th, citing data from the Japan Police Agency. Since the 1980s, the number of young people who have been acted upon by the police for violating criminal law has declined steadily, to the lowest point since relevant records were available in 2021, at 14,818. But since then, that number has continued to rise, rising to 24,416 in 2025.

Statistics show that after decades of continuous decline, the number of juvenile offenders in Japan has continued to rise in recent years. Police and educators believe this is not unrelated to social media. Kyodo News reported on the 27th, citing data from the Japan Police Agency. Since the 1980s, the number of young people who have been acted upon by the police for violating criminal law has declined steadily, to the lowest point since relevant records were available in 2021, at 14,818. But since then, that number has continued to rise, rising to 24,416 in 2025.