Comment on "COVID‐19's Lockdown and Crime Victimization: The State of Emergency under the Abe Administration".

Additional findings show a significant decline in sexual assault victimization for those below the age of 30, and that the 30-59 age group saw the greatest fall in crime victimization due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Comment on "COVID-19's Lockdown and Crime Victimization: The State of Emergency under the Abe Administration" Their key contribution is the finding that Japan's voluntary lockdown in April and May 2020 reduced both violent and property crime victimization rates significantly. [Extracted from the article]