{"id":30503,"date":"2017-11-21T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=30503"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:49:22","slug":"poverty-of-ageing-japanese-population-fuelling-silver-crime-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/poverty-of-ageing-japanese-population-fuelling-silver-crime-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Poverty of ageing Japanese population fuelling “silver crime” wave"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly one in four elderly Japanese<\/a> convicts is reoffending and ending up back behind bars within two years of being released<\/strong>, according to new government figures.<\/p>\n

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\"Jail\"<\/h2>\n

Elderly criminals more likely to be sent back to jail than young people<\/h2>\n

Poverty is thought to be a key factor fuelling the surge in so-called “silver crimes” committed by Japan\u2019s elderly people, and is one particularly negative side effect of the rapid pace at which its society is aging.<\/p>\n

The annual white paper on crime, published by the Justice Ministry, found that elderly criminals were more likely to be sent back to jail than their younger counterparts.\u00a0<\/strong>Indeed, more than 23 per cent of over-65s reoffend within two years, compared to just 11 per cent of those under 29.<\/p>\n

\"Jail\"Moreover, the number of imprisoned Japanese seniors also quadrupled since 1997 to 2,498 last year<\/strong>, accounting for more than 12 per cent of all prisoners, according to the report.<\/p>\n

> Read also:\u00a0Japan: Elderly people account for 27.7 percent of population<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A rise in “silver crime” which goes hand in hand with Japan\u2019s fast ageing society<\/h2>\n

The most common reasons for imprisonment among elderly convicts were petty crimes such as shoplifting and theft, reflecting the financial hardships facing a growing swathe of Japan\u2019s elderly population.<\/p>\n

The rise in “silver crime” goes hand in hand with Japan\u2019s fast ageing society<\/a><\/strong>, with the nation on track to soon become the world\u2019s first “ultra aged” country, defined by 28 per cent of a population being over-65.<\/p>\n

Japan is currently home to a population of 127 million, 27.3 per cent of which is over the age of 65.<\/p>\n

Source<\/small><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

> Read also: In Japan, the elderly struggle with isolation and precarity<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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