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Tokyo, Japan: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 2 out of 10 High crime

2/10 in Japan · 10/10 in the world

Compared with 47 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 1,305 per 100,000 people (12 months to September 2026)

Crime by type, as recorded by National Police Agency (12 months to September 2026)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	125	0.9	0.8
Includes attempts and preparation, as Japan counts them.
Sexual offences
Rape (non-consensual intercourse)	716	5.1	3.7
Sexual assault (non-consensual indecency)	919	6.5	5.9
Robbery
Robbery	269	1.9	1.2
Theft and burglary
Burglary	2,474	17.4	34.8
Homes, shops, offices and other buildings.
Car theft	134	0.9	3.3
Bag snatching	69	0.5	0.3
Pickpocketing	730	5.1	1.2
Other theft	60,967	430	373.5
All thefts minus the four lines above: bicycle and motorbike theft, shoplifting, theft from cars and the rest.
Damage and public order
Arson	45	0.3	0.6
Criminal damage	7,946	56	43.3
Other
Trespass	905	6.4	9
Kidnapping and human trafficking	75	0.5	0.5
Counted apart from violent crime here, because the prefecture tables give no assault or injury figures.

Source: National Police Agency, updated 26 October 2026.