3Asahi-ku, Osaka

Asahi-ku, Osaka, Japan: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in Japan · 10/10 in the world

Compared with 130 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 2,097 per 100,000 people (2025)

Crime by type, as recorded by Prefectural police (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Violence
Murder and rape	6	6.7	4.5
Kanagawa and Osaka publish these serious crimes together by municipality, so they cannot be shown apart.
Assault without injury	22	24.5	19.6
Assault causing injury	22	24.5	24
Threats	3	3.3	4.2
Extortion	1	1.1	1.6
Other violent crime	0	0	1.1
Includes threats where they are not shown on their own line, and gathering with weapons.
Robbery
Robbery	0	0	1.7
Theft and burglary
Burglary	13	14.5	23.8
Homes, shops, offices and other buildings.
Car theft	5	5.6	6.5
Motorbike theft	14	15.6	25.6
Bicycle theft	302	336.8	203.4
Theft from cars	45	50.2	24
Theft of car parts	23	25.6	20.2
Shoplifting	48	53.5	85
Bag snatching	1	1.1	0.7
Pickpocketing	1	1.1	2
Other theft	122	136.1	127.2
The thefts not listed above.
Damage and public order
Arson	8	8.9	0.9
Criminal damage	48	53.5	43.3
Other
Fraud	75	83.6	66.6
Embezzlement, forgery and bribery	4	4.5	3.6
Trespass	10	11.2	8.8
Other offences	47	52.4	23.7
Includes keeping lost property, obstructing officials, kidnapping and handling stolen goods.

Source: Prefectural police, updated 26 October 2026.