Is Chigasaki-shi safe?

Chigasaki-shi: Safety 6 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 130 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

What is the crime rate in Chigasaki-shi?

Chigasaki-shi: Weighted crime: 1,305 per 100,000 people (2025).

6Chigasaki-shi

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in Japan · 10/10 in the world

Compared with 130 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 1,305 per 100,000 people (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Violence
Murder and rape	12	5	4.5
Kanagawa and Osaka publish these serious crimes together by municipality, so they cannot be shown apart.
Assault without injury	40	16.5	19.6
Assault causing injury	34	14	24
Extortion	4	1.7	1.6
Other violent crime	9	3.7	1.1
Includes threats where they are not shown on their own line, and gathering with weapons.
Robbery
Robbery	3	1.2	1.7
Theft and burglary
Burglary	61	25.2	23.8
Homes, shops, offices and other buildings.
Car theft	10	4.1	6.5
Motorbike theft	63	26	25.6
Bicycle theft	466	192.3	203.4
Theft from cars	20	8.3	24
Theft of car parts	38	15.7	20.2
Shoplifting	88	36.3	85
Bag snatching	2	0.8	0.7
Pickpocketing	0	0	2
Other theft	192	79.2	127.2
The thefts not listed above.
Damage and public order
Arson	0	0	0.9
Criminal damage	68	28.1	43.3
Other
Fraud	144	59.4	66.6
Embezzlement, forgery and bribery	3	1.2	3.6
Trespass	18	7.4	8.8
Other offences	36	14.9	23.7
Includes keeping lost property, obstructing officials, kidnapping and handling stolen goods.

Source: Prefectural police, updated 28 October 2026.

Is Chigasaki-shi safe?: Chigasaki-shi: Safety 6 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 130 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Chigasaki-shi?: Chigasaki-shi: Weighted crime: 1,305 per 100,000 people (2025).