Results of information gathering and analysis on consumer accidents reported to the Consumer Affairs Agency
Part 2 : Trends in consumer issues and implementation of consumer policy
Chapter 1 : Results of information gathering and analysis on consumer accidents
Section 1 : Results of information gathering and analysis on consumer accidents reported to the Consumer Affairs Agency
[Report to the Diet based on the Consumer Safety Act]
- The number of consumer accidents reported to the Consumer Affairs Agency in FY2018 was 11,616. The breakdown is 2,695 life or health-related accidents and 8,921 property-related cases.
- In relation to property-related cases, 12 awareness raising alerts were issued for billing fraud and tactics for raising temptation to make easy money by disclosing the names of businesses.
![[Figure 1] Consumer accidents reported to the Consumer Affairs Agency under the Consumer Safety Act](/en/publication/annual_report/2019/img/img_figure_01.jpg "[Figure 1] Consumer accidents reported to the Consumer Affairs Agency under the Consumer Safety Act")
![[Figure 2] The details of life or health-related accidents (serious injuries)](/en/publication/annual_report/2019/img/img_figure_02.jpg "[Figure 2] The details of life or health-related accidents (serious injuries)")
![[Figure 3] Property-related cases with awareness raising alerts under the provisions of the Consumer Safety Act (FY2018)](/en/publication/annual_report/2019/img/img_figure_03.jpg "[Figure 3] Property-related cases with awareness raising alerts under the provisions of the Consumer Safety Act (FY2018)")
