Okinawa, Japan: Court-Martial Data and Trends
Analysis of the 220 courts-martial tried at Okinawa, Japan in the Navy and Marine Corps records (2017–2026).
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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
- Okinawa, Japan, 2019–2023: Charges, Verdicts, and Sentences in 100 Cases
- Inside 50 Courts-Martial at Okinawa, Japan, 2024–2026
- Okinawa, Japan, 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023: A Side-by-Side Look
- Okinawa, Japan, 2019–2023 vs. 2024–2026: A Side-by-Side Look
Year by Year
- What Okinawa, Japan Tried in 2017
- Okinawa, Japan in 2018: 40 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
- What Okinawa, Japan Tried in 2019
- What Okinawa, Japan Tried in 2020
- What Okinawa, Japan Tried in 2021
- A Year of Courts-Martial at Okinawa, Japan: 2023
- What Okinawa, Japan Tried in 2024
- Okinawa, Japan in 2025: 20 Courts-Martial, Year in Review
By Offense
- Sexual Assault Cases at Okinawa, Japan: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023
- Child Sexual Abuse Cases at Okinawa, Japan: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2022
- Did Assault Cases at Okinawa, Japan Change After 2019?
- General Article Cases at Okinawa, Japan: 2017–2018 vs. 2019–2023
- General Article Cases at Okinawa, Japan: 2019–2023 vs. 2024–2026
- Article 92 at Okinawa, Japan Before and After 2024
- Sexual Assault Charges at Okinawa, Japan, 2017–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Assault Charges at Okinawa, Japan, 2017–2018: Pleas, Verdicts, and Sentences
- Article 128 Cases at Okinawa, Japan, 2019–2023: 36 Courts-Martial
- 20 General Article Courts-Martial at Okinawa, Japan, 2019–2023: What the Records Show
Compared With Another Installation
- Bremerton, Washington vs. Okinawa, Japan: Two Navy-Marine Corps Installations Side by Side, 2019–2023
- Okinawa, Japan vs. Quantico, Virginia: Two Navy-Marine Corps Installations Side by Side, 2024–2026
- Pensacola, Florida and Okinawa, Japan, 2013–2018: How Their Courts-Martial Compare
Every case at Okinawa, Japan, searchable by judge, counsel, and article: Military Trial Results (members).
How this data was built: methodology and known gaps.
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. This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.