The following shows the number of stolen cars in Japan. Chiba is the most dangerous place.
There are many (434) dismantlement workshops in Chiba. Some of them commit illegal activities;
- dismantle stolen cars, take valuable parts
- pack parts
- ship them to other countries
The owner of the car cannot find his car, because the car was already disassembled. Most stolen cars were never found in health status. Do not live in Chiba, if you do not want to lose your car.
Table: Number of Stolen Cars in 2013
| Prefecture | Number of cars |
| Chiba | 3,295 |
| Aichi | 2,712 |
| Osaka | 2,466 |
| Ibaraki | 2,425 |
| Kanagawa | 1,757 |
| Saitama | 1,689 |
| Tochigi | 708 |
| Tokyo | 667 |
| Hyogo | 667 |
| Fukuoka | 637 |
| Mie | 550 |
| Kyoto | 487 |
| Hokkaido | 373 |
| Gunma | 323 |
| Gifu | 316 |
| Shizuoka | 276 |
| Fukushima | 260 |
| Shiga | 260 |
| Nara | 173 |
| Okayama | 155 |
| Nagano | 143 |
| Niigata | 110 |
| Miyagi | 94 |
| Wakayama | 92 |
| Okinawa | 90 |
| Yamanashi | 87 |
| Kumamoto | 76 |
| Hiroshima | 73 |
| Saga | 71 |
| Kagoshima | 61 |
| Toyama | 49 |
| Yamaguchi | 48 |
| Ehime | 48 |
| Ishikawa | 40 |
| Kagawa | 38 |
| Fukui | 37 |
| Kochi | 35 |
| Miyazaki | 33 |
| Aomori | 27 |
| Iwate | 24 |
| Nagasaki | 24 |
| Yamagata | 23 |
| Oita | 21 |
| Akita | 20 |
| Tokushima | 15 |
| Tottori | 11 |
| Shimane | 9 |
Table: Number of Stolen Cars in 2013 and 2012
| 2013 | 2012 | |
| Total | 21,595 | 21,070 |
| Hokkaido | 373 | 429 |
| Aomori | 27 | 34 |
| Iwate | 24 | 32 |
| Miyagi | 94 | 121 |
| Akita | 20 | 18 |
| Yamagata | 23 | 37 |
| Fukushima | 260 | 199 |
| Tokyo | 667 | 553 |
| Ibaraki | 2,425 | 1,857 |
| Tochigi | 708 | 710 |
| Gunma | 323 | 455 |
| Saitama | 1,689 | 1,993 |
| Chiba | 3,295 | 2,380 |
| Kanagawa | 1,757 | 1,440 |
| Niigata | 110 | 100 |
| Yamanashi | 87 | 81 |
| Nagano | 143 | 152 |
| Shizuoka | 276 | 267 |
| Toyama | 49 | 55 |
| Ishikawa | 40 | 46 |
| Fukui | 37 | 48 |
| Gifu | 316 | 481 |
| Aichi | 2,712 | 3,186 |
| Mie | 550 | 458 |
| Shiga | 260 | 233 |
| Kyoto | 487 | 409 |
| Osaka | 2,466 | 2,349 |
| Hyogo | 667 | 870 |
| Nara | 173 | 213 |
| Wakayama | 92 | 83 |
| Tottori | 11 | 35 |
| Shimane | 9 | 17 |
| Okayama | 155 | 149 |
| Hiroshima | 73 | 94 |
| Yamaguchi | 48 | 49 |
| Tokushima | 15 | 14 |
| Kagawa | 38 | 53 |
| Ehime | 48 | 68 |
| Kochi | 35 | 18 |
| Fukuoka | 637 | 861 |
| Saga | 71 | 47 |
| Nagasaki | 24 | 54 |
| Kumamoto | 76 | 82 |
| Oita | 21 | 37 |
| Miyazaki | 33 | 26 |
| Kagoshima | 61 | 77 |
| Okinawa | 90 | 100 |
Source is National Police Agency.
www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/Xlsdl.do?sinfid=000018989617
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