4Kanagawa

Kanagawa, Japan: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in Japan · 10/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 1,044 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	54	0.6	0.8
Includes attempts and preparation, as Japan counts them.
Sexual offences
Rape (non-consensual intercourse)	247	2.7	3.7
Sexual assault (non-consensual indecency)	493	5.3	5.9
Robbery
Robbery	127	1.4	1.2
Theft and burglary
Burglary	2,321	25.2	34.8
Homes, shops, offices and other buildings.
Car theft	306	3.3	3.3
Bag snatching	59	0.6	0.3
Pickpocketing	128	1.4	1.2
Other theft	33,104	358.9	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	26	0.3	0.6
Criminal damage	2,327	25.2	43.3
Other
Trespass	843	9.1	9
Kidnapping and human trafficking	33	0.4	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.