U.S. Military Crime in Japan Not Increasing
Stars & Stripes has a story today reporting that there has been a decrease in serious crimes committed by the U.S. military community in Japan. The following chart was included in the article:
Last month, the USFJ commander, Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, credited the reduction of serious incidents to a greater emphasis on off-duty behavior as another military mission.
“We saw this challenge — to maintain the highest levels of professionalism — as somewhat of a combat operation, something we would have to pay a lot of attention to in an operational way,” he said.
Wright and other U.S. military officials say the decreasing numbers are no accident. Top military police and prosecution officials say stricter curfew and liberty policies, along with a commander-level emphasis on personal behavior, have helped lessen the number of incidents.
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Every time there was an off base incident, they usually set stricter curfews and sometimes kept everyone on base while i was stationed in Yokosuka.
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This type of article is published so that the powers that be can pat themselves on the back and say their respressive big brother tactics work and should be expanded.
Look closely at the numbers-they can be attributed just as much to statistically anaomlies and the current operating schedule as well as changes in the demographics here.
I’d love to see the stats with on base incidents thrown in and with DUI numbers too. It would tell a very different story.
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It does not matter. Because 1 crime committed by US millitary is one too many. I personally thik they should pack and leave. Japan and US should have an agreement like NATO yet not have US millitary bases here. It’s occupation and imperialism. Just like in Iraq. Why don’t they all go to Iraq?
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I was going to say more or less the same as Skippy-san above: I’m no statistician, but on the face of it those figures look like typical fluctuation. Though of course any reduction in any crime is to be welcomed.
And now for the latest incident, as reported by NHK: a Marine has been arrested for raping a 14 year old girl in Okinawa
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A similar incident prompted a reduction in forces a few years ago. I partly agree with Bernt on this one; one crime is too many. If the military can’t discipline their own troops, they shouldn’t let them off the base at all.
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What are dependents?
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The spouses and children of personnel. (They are dependent on the head of the family, or the primary visa holder)
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