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Safest neighborhoods in Kansai: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara) using official police open data (recorded crimes), normalized by residential and working population. Only neighborhoods with measured data are ranked. The top 20 cluster in Joyo-shi (4) and Kyotanabe-shi (3).

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Toyonaka-shiKamishinden7 min walk to Senri-Chuo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 20,462 residents
  2. 2Mino-shiMinoo50 min walk to Minoh Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 10,452 residents
  3. 3Izumi-shiFuchucho12 min walk to Shinodayama Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 10,368 residents
  4. 4Joyo-shiTerada10 min walk to Joyo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 9,062 residents
  5. 5Joyo-shiTerada14 min walk to Terada Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 7,740 residents
  6. 6Joyo-shiTono17 min walk to Nagaike Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,926 residents
  7. 7Yawata-shiYawata9 min walk to Iwashimizu-Hachimangu Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,842 residents
  8. 8Joyo-shi寺田南寺田25 min walk to Nagaike Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,327 residents
  9. 9Kaizuka-shiSawa6 min walk to Nishikinohama Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,853 residents
  10. 10Sakai-shi Minami-kuMiharadai 2-chōme11 min walk to Izumigaoka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,522 residents
  11. 11Suita-shiYamada Nishi 3-chōme21 min walk to Minami-Senri Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,503 residents
  12. 12Himeji-shiHirohataku Kamada31 min walk to Agaho Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,422 residents
  13. 13Uji-shiKohata Minamiyama16 min walk to Obaku Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,955 residents
  14. 14Kyotanabe-shiTanabe8 min walk to Kyotanabe Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,911 residents
  15. 15Kyotanabe-shi大住健康ケ丘18 min walk to Osumi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,861 residents
  16. 16Takarazuka-shiAkura Minami41 min walk to Nakayamadera Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,546 residents
  17. 17Kyotanabe-shiKodo16 min walk to Doshishamae Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,472 residents
  18. 18Sakai-shi Minami-kuChayamadai 2-chōme12 min walk to Izumigaoka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,438 residents
  19. 19Kishiwada-shiShimoikedacho1 min walk to Kumeda Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,287 residents
  20. 20Kyoto-shi Sakyo-kuShizuichi Ichiharacho5 min walk to Ichihara Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,195 residents

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Methodology

Source: Crime open data from the Metropolitan Police Department and prefectural police. Ranked with the same objective scores as the sonar app; uninhabitable areas are excluded (one entry per town).The safety ranking only includes neighborhoods with measured crime statistics. Estimates are never ranked.For detailed sources and data vintages, see the privacy policy & sources.