You might like to consider that the police in Japan have a 99% success rate for convictions. In other words if you caught you'll be punished. I'd think that is a factor in considering safety..
It's an interesting point, but it's also more complicated than you might think.
The 99% conviction rate is due to the fact that the prosecutors only bring a case to a judge when they are confident they are going to win. Otherwise, they drop the case.
Then there's the whole problem of the forced confessions, but it's too big an issue to tackle here.
I made a rare visit to a "Mini Stop" convenience store the other day. Some incident had occurred, apparently minor as there wasno sign of injury or damage and the place wasn't sealed as a crime scene. Three policemen were in attendance. Who were promptly followed by another... Five. I wondered if my local police don't have enough to do?
On the other hand, a police car constantly tours the area warning people against online and phone fraud. It might seem an odd way to do it, but many of the victims are older people who - perhaps - take more notice of this kind of warning.
You might like to consider that the police in Japan have a 99% success rate for convictions. In other words if you caught you'll be punished. I'd think that is a factor in considering safety..
Thank you for your feedback, Eric.
It's an interesting point, but it's also more complicated than you might think.
The 99% conviction rate is due to the fact that the prosecutors only bring a case to a judge when they are confident they are going to win. Otherwise, they drop the case.
Then there's the whole problem of the forced confessions, but it's too big an issue to tackle here.
I made a rare visit to a "Mini Stop" convenience store the other day. Some incident had occurred, apparently minor as there wasno sign of injury or damage and the place wasn't sealed as a crime scene. Three policemen were in attendance. Who were promptly followed by another... Five. I wondered if my local police don't have enough to do?
On the other hand, a police car constantly tours the area warning people against online and phone fraud. It might seem an odd way to do it, but many of the victims are older people who - perhaps - take more notice of this kind of warning.
Excessive use of manpower is typically Japanese, like the small army always standing around road works.