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.
[via FG]
