Is Mihara-ku, Sakai safe?

Mihara-ku, Sakai: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 130 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

What is the crime rate in Mihara-ku, Sakai?

Mihara-ku, Sakai: Weighted crime: 2,000 per 100,000 people (2025).

3Mihara-ku, Sakai

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in Japan · 10/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 2,000 per 100,000 people (2025)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Violence
Murder and rape	3	8	4.5
Kanagawa and Osaka publish these serious crimes together by municipality, so they cannot be shown apart.
Assault without injury	4	10.6	19.6
Assault causing injury	10	26.6	24
Threats	1	2.7	4.2
Extortion	2	5.3	1.6
Other violent crime	0	0	1.1
Includes threats where they are not shown on their own line, and gathering with weapons.
Robbery
Robbery	0	0	1.7
Theft and burglary
Burglary	9	23.9	23.8
Homes, shops, offices and other buildings.
Car theft	3	8	6.5
Motorbike theft	12	31.9	25.6
Bicycle theft	47	125	203.4
Theft from cars	18	47.9	24
Theft of car parts	8	21.3	20.2
Shoplifting	74	196.8	85
Bag snatching	0	0	0.7
Pickpocketing	1	2.7	2
Other theft	70	186.2	127.2
The thefts not listed above.
Damage and public order
Arson	1	2.7	0.9
Criminal damage	21	55.8	43.3
Other
Fraud	33	87.8	66.6
Embezzlement, forgery and bribery	1	2.7	3.6
Trespass	7	18.6	8.8
Other offences	5	13.3	23.7
Includes keeping lost property, obstructing officials, kidnapping and handling stolen goods.

Source: Prefectural police, updated 28 October 2026.

Is Mihara-ku, Sakai safe?: Mihara-ku, Sakai: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 130 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Mihara-ku, Sakai?: Mihara-ku, Sakai: Weighted crime: 2,000 per 100,000 people (2025).