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Is Motomura (Yame-shi) safe? Crime data, rent & livability

Overall score
67
Top 22% in Fukuoka
🧒 Childcare top 2%

How safe is Motomura? 11 crimes were reported in 2024. Adjusted for population, it ranks in the least safe 25% of neighborhoods in Fukuoka (safety score: 70/100).

Motomura is a neighborhood in Yame-shi, Japan, with 15 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Hainuzuka (86 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥44K–¥76K.

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Rent

¥44K–¥76K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥53K–¥145K

train

Getting around

86 min walk
Hainuzuka Sta. · JR Kagoshima Main Line

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people

Total population

102
Foreign residents 0 (0.0%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 51.6
16%
7%
9%
11%
12%
16%
28%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Yame-shi

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

28m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

The ground barely rises, so walking or cycling from the station is easy.

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Local amenities

Top 46%
Fukuoka · 17 pts
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Convenience2
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Park1

Within walking distance

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Childcare

Top 2%
Fukuoka · 79 pts
🧒Nurseries5
🏫Schools6
🌳Park1

For families: 5 nurseries/kindergartens, 6 schools nearby.

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Quiet

Top 11%
Fukuoka · 100 pts
Road noiseNone
Railway noiseNone
Night noiseNone

No major road or railway runs nearby, so it stays quiet.

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Safety (crime data)

Bottom 25%
Fukuoka · 70 pts · 0.35 per 100 people/yr · 福岡県警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Bag snatching / Bike theft11
infoViolent crime isn't disclosed at the neighborhood level, so it isn't reflected in this score.

The local force publishes only a total for this block — 11 reported offences a year, without a breakdown by offence type. Annual counts per neighborhood from Metropolitan and prefectural police open data. Counts run higher where daytime foot traffic is heavy, so for a per-resident view see sonar's safety score (population-normalized). See the Fukuoka safety ranking →

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Scored from police, municipal and OpenStreetMap open data, using the same formula for every neighborhood.

Sources: OpenStreetMap, National Police Agency open data, MLIT hazard maps, and the Real Estate Information Library, aggregated per neighborhood. May differ from current conditions.