Criminal Cases in the Prefecture Increase for Third Consecutive Year.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

According to a summary by the prefectural police, the number of criminal offenses reported in the prefecture in 2024 increased by 1,267 cases (9.5%) from the previous year to 14,593 cases, marking the third consecutive year of increase.

Thefts are particularly noticeable, and rising prices of goods and metals are considered to be one of the causes. There have also been a series of arrests of foreign groups stealing copper wires and vacant houses, and the proportion of foreign visitors to Japan among those arrested was 12.2%, the second highest in the country.