6Ibaraki-shi

Ibaraki-shi, Japan: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in Japan · 10/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,333 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	12	4.2	4.5
Kanagawa and Osaka publish these serious crimes together by municipality, so they cannot be shown apart.
Assault without injury	36	12.5	19.6
Assault causing injury	45	15.6	24
Threats	5	1.7	4.2
Extortion	3	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	30	10.4	23.8
Homes, shops, offices and other buildings.
Car theft	16	5.6	6.5
Motorbike theft	37	12.9	25.6
Bicycle theft	538	187	203.4
Theft from cars	64	22.2	24
Theft of car parts	59	20.5	20.2
Shoplifting	161	56	85
Bag snatching	0	0	0.7
Pickpocketing	2	0.7	2
Other theft	306	106.3	127.2
The thefts not listed above.
Damage and public order
Arson	1	0.3	0.9
Criminal damage	139	48.3	43.3
Other
Fraud	185	64.3	66.6
Embezzlement, forgery and bribery	11	3.8	3.6
Trespass	18	6.3	8.8
Other offences	46	16	23.7
Includes keeping lost property, obstructing officials, kidnapping and handling stolen goods.

Source: Prefectural police, updated 26 October 2026.