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Safest neighborhoods in Sapporo: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in the city of Sapporo 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 Sapporo-shi Kita-ku (6) and Sapporo-shi Toyohira-ku (4).

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Sapporo-shi Kiyota-kuKiyota72 min walk to Fukuzumi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 21,614 residents
  2. 2Sapporo-shi Kiyota-kuShinei103 min walk to Fukuzumi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 11,244 residents
  3. 3Sapporo-shi Minami-kuMakomanai89 min walk to Makomanai Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,912 residents
  4. 4Sapporo-shi Kita-kuShinorocho Kamishinoro1 recorded crime/year · population 2,521｜32 min walk to Shinoro Sta.0.04crimes/100 people·yr94% below the metro average
  5. 5Sapporo-shi Atsubetsu-kuAtsubetsuchuo 2-jo 3-chōme6 min walk to Hibarigaoka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,162 residents
  6. 6Sapporo-shi Toyohira-kuHiragishi 3-jo 9-chōme6 min walk to Hiragishi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,079 residents
  7. 7Sapporo-shi Minami-kuIshiyama94 min walk to Makomanai Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 931 residents
  8. 8Sapporo-shi Toyohira-kuHiragishi 2-jo 14-chōme7 min walk to Minami-Hiragishi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 884 residents
  9. 9Sapporo-shi Toyohira-kuHiragishi 4-jo 13-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 1,048｜4 min walk to Minami-Hiragishi Sta.0.10crimes/100 people·yr85% below the metro average
  10. 10Sapporo-shi Nishi-kuKotoni 1-jo 3-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · population 1,524｜4 min walk to Kotoni Sta.0.11crimes/100 people·yr83% below the metro average
  11. 11Sapporo-shi Kita-kuKita17-jonishi 3-chōme1 min walk to Kita juhachi jo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 454 residents
  12. 12Sapporo-shi Kita-kuKita23-jonishi 5-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 886｜3 min walk to Kita nijuyo jo Sta.0.07crimes/100 people·yr90% below the metro average
  13. 13Sapporo-shi Kita-kuKita9-jonishi 4-chōme5 min walk to Kita juni jo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 356 residents
  14. 14Sapporo-shi Higashi-kuOkadamacho2 recorded crimes/year · population 1,194｜45 min walk to Shindo higashi Sta.0.10crimes/100 people·yr84% below the metro average
  15. 15Sapporo-shi Nishi-kuHeiwa118 min walk to Miyanosawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 324 residents
  16. 16Sapporo-shi Kita-kuKita16-jonishi 3-chōme3 min walk to Kita juhachi jo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 323 residents
  17. 17Sapporo-shi Toyohira-kuTsukisamu Nishi4-jo 5-chōme11 min walk to Misono Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 313 residents
  18. 18Sapporo-shi Chuo-kuMinami7-jonishi 9-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 682｜14 min walk to Susukino Sta.0.14crimes/100 people·yr78% below the metro average
  19. 19Sapporo-shi Chuo-kuKita11-jonishi 14-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 624｜4 min walk to Soen Sta.0.16crimes/100 people·yr75% below the metro average
  20. 20Sapporo-shi Kita-kuKita13-jonishi 4-chōme3 min walk to Kita juni jo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 239 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.