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# Okinawa, Japan: Court-Martial Data and Trends
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/courts-martial-at-okinawa-japan/
- Published: 2026-10-28T06:34:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T08:22:22.000Z
- Description: Analysis of the 220 courts-martial tried at Okinawa, Japan in the Navy and Marine Corps records (2017–2026).
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Okinawa, Japan, Navy-Marine Corps, #trends-hub

[Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [By Installation](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/by-installation/) › Okinawa, Japan

Analysis of the 220 courts-martial tried at Okinawa, Japan in the Navy and Marine Corps records (2017–2026).

| Year | Courts-martial |
| ---- | -------------- |
| 2017 | 30             |
| 2018 | 40             |
| 2019 | 25             |
| 2020 | 23             |
| 2021 | 18             |
| 2022 | 18             |
| 2023 | 16             |
| 2024 | 18             |
| 2025 | 20             |
| 2026 | 12             |

## By Time Period

- [Inside 70 Courts-Martial at Okinawa, Japan, 2017–2018](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2017-2018/)
- [Okinawa, Japan, 2019–2023: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 100 Cases](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2019-2023/)
- [Inside 50 Courts-Martial at Okinawa, Japan, 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2024-2026/)
- [Okinawa, Japan, 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023: A Side-by-Side Look](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-before-after-2019/)
- [Okinawa, Japan, 2019–2023 vs. 2024–2026: A Side-by-Side Look](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-before-after-2024/)

## Year by Year

- [What Okinawa, Japan Tried in 2017](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2017/)
- [Okinawa, Japan in 2018: 40 Courts-Martial, Year in Review](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2018/)
- [What Okinawa, Japan Tried in 2019](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2019/)
- [What Okinawa, Japan Tried in 2020](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2020/)
- [What Okinawa, Japan Tried in 2021](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2021/)
- [A Year of Courts-Martial at Okinawa, Japan: 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2023/)
- [What Okinawa, Japan Tried in 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2024/)
- [Okinawa, Japan in 2025: 20 Courts-Martial, Year in Review](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-courts-martial-2025/)

## By Offense

- [Sexual Assault Cases at Okinawa, Japan: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-article-120-before-after-2019/)
- [Child Sexual Abuse Cases at Okinawa, Japan: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-article-120b-before-after-2019/)
- [Did Assault Cases at Okinawa, Japan Change After 2019?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-article-128-before-after-2019/)
- [General Article Cases at Okinawa, Japan: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-article-134-before-after-2019/)
- [General Article Cases at Okinawa, Japan: 2019–2023 vs. 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-article-134-before-after-2024/)
- [Article 92 at Okinawa, Japan Before and After 2024](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-article-92-before-after-2024/)
- [Sexual Assault Charges at Okinawa, Japan, 2017–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-article-120-2017-2018/)
- [Assault Charges at Okinawa, Japan, 2017–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-article-128-2017-2018/)
- [Article 128 Cases at Okinawa, Japan, 2019–2023: 36 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-article-128-2019-2023/)
- [20 General Article Courts-Martial at Okinawa, Japan, 2019–2023: What the Records Show](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-article-134-2019-2023/)

## Compared With Another Installation

- [Bremerton, Washington vs. Okinawa, Japan: Two Navy-Marine Corps Installations Side by Side, 2019–2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/bremerton-washington-vs-okinawa-japan-2019-2023/)
- [Okinawa, Japan vs. Quantico, Virginia: Two Navy-Marine Corps Installations Side by Side, 2024–2026](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/okinawa-japan-vs-quantico-virginia-2024-2026/)
- [Pensacola, Florida and Okinawa, Japan, 2013–2018: How Their Courts-Martial Compare](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/pensacola-florida-vs-okinawa-japan-2013-2018/)

Every case at Okinawa, Japan, searchable by judge, counsel, and article: [Military Trial Results](https://www.bodiesburied.com/military-trial-results/) (members).

How this data was built: [methodology and known gaps](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/how-the-military-trial-results-data-was-built/).

**About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.