10 Worst Dangerous Prefectures in Japan, Ranking of Crime Rate
Here is the ranking of the crime rate by prefecture in Japan in 2012. Osaka is the most dangerous area in Japan. Tokyo is 5th worst.
2018 version is Crime_Rate_by_Prefecture_in_Japan_2018
Table : Crime Rate by Prefecture in Japan, 2012.
Rank | Prefecture | Pref. | Population | Reported Crimes |
Crime Rate per 100,000 capita |
Kanagawa is taken as 100 |
1 | Osaka | 大阪 | 8,856,530 | 146,966 | 1659.4 | 196 |
2 | Fukuoka | 福岡 | 5,071,623 | 72,240 | 1424.4 | 169 |
3 | Aichi | 愛知 | 7,414,863 | 104,984 | 1415.9 | 168 |
4 | Hyogo | 兵庫 | 5,568,406 | 75,642 | 1358.4 | 161 |
5 | Tokyo | 東京 | 13,195,704 | 172,385 | 1306.4 | 155 |
6 | Chiba | 千葉 | 6,195,643 | 80,802 | 1304.2 | 154 |
7 | Saitama | 埼玉 | 7,204,353 | 93,157 | 1293.1 | 153 |
8 | Ibaraki | 茨城 | 2,945,505 | 36,873 | 1251.8 | 148 |
9 | Kyoto | 京都 | 2,625,563 | 32,866 | 1251.8 | 148 |
10 | Gifu | 岐阜 | 2,066,229 | 24,561 | 1188.7 | 141 |
11 | Mie | 三重 | 1,840,532 | 21,493 | 1167.8 | 138 |
12 | Okayama | 岡山 | 1,936,893 | 22,005 | 1136.1 | 134 |
13 | Shiga | 滋賀 | 1,413,590 | 15,139 | 1071.0 | 127 |
14 | Wakayama | 和歌山 | 989,983 | 10,301 | 1040.5 | 123 |
15 | Tochigi | 栃木 | 1,993,283 | 20,369 | 1021.9 | 121 |
16 | Gunma | 群馬 | 1,994,309 | 20,330 | 1019.4 | 121 |
17 | Ehime | 愛媛 | 1,414,293 | 13,999 | 989.8 | 117 |
18 | Kochi | 高知 | 753,855 | 7,082 | 939.4 | 111 |
19 | Yamanashi | 山梨 | 852,855 | 7,934 | 930.3 | 110 |
20 | Kagawa | 香川 | 988,331 | 8,849 | 895.3 | 106 |
21 | Saga | 佐賀 | 843,492 | 7,551 | 895.2 | 106 |
22 | Nara | 奈良 | 1,391,040 | 12,170 | 874.9 | 104 |
23 | Shizuoka | 静岡 | 3,740,078 | 32,396 | 866.2 | 102 |
24 | Kanagawa | 神奈川 | 9,052,730 | 76,511 | 845.2 | 100 |
25 | Miyagi | 宮城 | 2,316,283 | 19,561 | 844.5 | 100 |
26 | Hiroshima | 広島 | 2,844,513 | 23,902 | 840.3 | 99 |
27 | Hokkaido | 北海道 | 5,474,216 | 45,489 | 831.0 | 98 |
28 | Okinawa | 沖縄 | 1,401,730 | 11,066 | 789.5 | 93 |
29 | Niigata | 新潟 | 2,348,529 | 18,503 | 787.9 | 93 |
30 | Tokushima | 徳島 | 776,177 | 6,046 | 778.9 | 92 |
31 | Yamaguchi | 山口 | 1,433,588 | 10,798 | 753.2 | 89 |
32 | Miyazaki | 宮崎 | 1,126,639 | 8,428 | 748.1 | 89 |
33 | Fukushima | 福島 | 1,969,852 | 14,616 | 742.0 | 88 |
34 | Tottori | 鳥取 | 582,325 | 4,313 | 740.7 | 88 |
35 | Kumamoto | 熊本 | 1,806,134 | 13,104 | 725.5 | 86 |
36 | Nagano | 長野 | 2,134,738 | 15,463 | 724.4 | 86 |
37 | Fukui | 福井 | 800,444 | 5,432 | 678.6 | 80 |
38 | Ishikawa | 石川 | 1,162,587 | 7,548 | 649.2 | 77 |
39 | Shimane | 島根 | 707,439 | 4,500 | 636.1 | 75 |
40 | Kagoshima | 鹿児島 | 1,690,730 | 10,503 | 621.2 | 73 |
41 | Toyama | 富山 | 1,083,744 | 6,678 | 616.2 | 73 |
42 | Nagasaki | 長崎 | 1,406,076 | 8,460 | 601.7 | 71 |
43 | Oita | 大分 | 1,185,823 | 6,999 | 590.2 | 70 |
44 | Aomori | 青森 | 1,353,178 | 7,424 | 548.6 | 65 |
45 | Yamagata | 山形 | 1,154,833 | 5,992 | 518.9 | 61 |
46 | Iwate | 岩手 | 1,304,889 | 6,480 | 496.6 | 59 |
47 | Akita | 秋田 | 1,066,627 | 4,211 | 394.8 | 47 |
Source is Guma prefecture Police.
www.police.pref.gunma.jp/seianbu/01seiki/hanzaihassei/date/hassei15.pdf
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