Is Kita-ku, Sakai safe?

Kita-ku, Sakai: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 130 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

What is the crime rate in Kita-ku, Sakai?

Kita-ku, Sakai: Weighted crime: 1,725 per 100,000 people (2025).

4Kita-ku, Sakai

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in Japan · 10/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,725 per 100,000 people (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Violence
Murder and rape	9	5.6	4.5
Kanagawa and Osaka publish these serious crimes together by municipality, so they cannot be shown apart.
Assault without injury	20	12.5	19.6
Assault causing injury	31	19.4	24
Threats	5	3.1	4.2
Extortion	6	3.8	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	1	0.6	1.7
Theft and burglary
Burglary	17	10.6	23.8
Homes, shops, offices and other buildings.
Car theft	8	5	6.5
Motorbike theft	44	27.5	25.6
Bicycle theft	407	254.8	203.4
Theft from cars	61	38.2	24
Theft of car parts	52	32.5	20.2
Shoplifting	138	86.4	85
Bag snatching	0	0	0.7
Pickpocketing	2	1.3	2
Other theft	164	102.7	127.2
The thefts not listed above.
Damage and public order
Arson	0	0	0.9
Criminal damage	113	70.7	43.3
Other
Fraud	98	61.3	66.6
Embezzlement, forgery and bribery	2	1.3	3.6
Trespass	15	9.4	8.8
Other offences	24	15	23.7
Includes keeping lost property, obstructing officials, kidnapping and handling stolen goods.

Source: Prefectural police, updated 28 October 2026.

Is Kita-ku, Sakai safe?: Kita-ku, Sakai: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 130 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Kita-ku, Sakai?: Kita-ku, Sakai: Weighted crime: 1,725 per 100,000 people (2025).