米軍と県警が合同パトロールへ　米兵の相次ぐ性暴力事件受け―沖縄

　沖縄県で昨年相次いで発覚した米兵による性的暴行事件を受け、米軍と県警などが合同でパトロールを実施することが１０日、関係者への取材で分かった。米軍と県警、地元関係者らが９日協議し決まった。実施されれば１９７４年以降で初めてとなる。
　パトロールは、１８日夜から１９日未明にかけて、同県沖縄市内で実施。市や地元自治会なども参加し、米軍嘉手納基地（沖縄市など）に隣接する繁華街を中心に見回る。（2025/04/10-16:51）

The U.S. military and the Okinawa prefectural police will conduct a joint patrol following a string of sexual assault cases involving U.S. military personnel in the southern Japan prefecture last year, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
   The patrol, slated to be held from the evening of April 18 to the early hours of the following day, will cover the city of Okinawa, mainly focusing on a downtown area near the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base.
   The U.S. military last July sought to hold a patrol together with the Okinawa police as part of efforts to prevent a repeat of the sexual assault cases.
   The Okinawa police had initially been reluctant to hold a joint patrol with the U.S. military, because of the Japan-U.S. status of forces agreement, which governs U.S. troops stationed in Japan.
   The agreement stipulates that if the U.S. military and the Okinawa police encounter a crime committed by U.S. military personnel, the U.S. side, in principle, takes the individual into custody.