2Fukuoka

Fukuoka, 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: 1,347 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	44	0.9	0.8
Includes attempts and preparation, as Japan counts them.
Sexual offences
Rape (non-consensual intercourse)	196	3.8	3.7
Sexual assault (non-consensual indecency)	243	4.8	5.9
Robbery
Robbery	34	0.7	1.2
Theft and burglary
Burglary	2,065	40.6	34.8
Homes, shops, offices and other buildings.
Car theft	50	1	3.3
Bag snatching	18	0.4	0.3
Pickpocketing	63	1.2	1.2
Other theft	23,812	467.6	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	33	0.6	0.6
Criminal damage	2,536	49.8	43.3
Other
Trespass	525	10.3	9
Kidnapping and human trafficking	17	0.3	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.