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National Police Agency

AI screening of criminal recruitment posts

Japanese police issued 6,829 warnings after AI screened recruitment posts

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Problem

Police needed to find criminal recruitment posts on social media.

Approach

The agency built AI screening in February 2024. Individual warnings began in April, after staff reviewed selected posts.

Results

6,829individual warnings issued in 2025, according to the agencyCompany's own claim[1]

Takeaway

The warning count measured activity, not crimes prevented.

Categories

Business function
Production and quality
Innovation type
Process innovation
Evidence
Company's own claim

Sources

Source summaries

[1]National Police AgencyMar 2026

The agency described AI-assisted screening and human review. It reported 6,829 warnings during 2025.

Full details are in the original sources.

Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026
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