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Safest neighborhoods in Fukuoka: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in the Fukuoka metropolitan area using official police open data (recorded crimes, 2024), normalized by residential and working population. Only neighborhoods with measured data are ranked. The top 20 cluster in Fukuoka-shi Jonan-ku (5) and Kurume-shi (4). (updated 2026-07-11)

  1. 1Kurume-shiTanushimarumachi Tanushimaru5 min walk to Tanushimaru Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,886 residents
  2. 2Kurume-shiArakimachi Shirakuchi10 min walk to Araki Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,683 residents
  3. 3Kurume-shiZendojimachi Iida20 min walk to Zendoji Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,672 residents
  4. 4Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuArae 1-chōme15 min walk to Chayama Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,693 residents
  5. 5Kurume-shiDaizenjimachi Miyamoto18 min walk to Yasutake Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,489 residents
  6. 6Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuJiromaru 5-chōme6 min walk to Jiromaru Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,901 residents
  7. 7Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuOzasa 5-chōme15 min walk to Sakurazaka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,738 residents
  8. 8Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuChayama 6-chōme6 min walk to Chayama Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,689 residents
  9. 9Fukuoka-shi Nishi-kuMeinohama 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 4,109｜12 min walk to Meinohama Sta.0.02crimes/100 people·yr94% below the metro average
  10. 10Fukuoka-shi Minami-kuRoji 1-chōme40 min walk to Ijiri Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,565 residents
  11. 11Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuNanokawa 2-chōme3 min walk to Nishitetsu Hirao Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,511 residents
  12. 12Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuHiikawa 4-chōme34 min walk to Fukudaimae Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,439 residents
  13. 13Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuKego 3-chōme8 min walk to Sakurazaka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,331 residents
  14. 14Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuHigashiaburayama 2-chōme27 min walk to Fukudaimae Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,247 residents
  15. 15Fukuoka-shi Higashi-kuKashiidai 5-chōme13 min walk to Kashii Shrine Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,243 residents
  16. 16Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuTsutsumi 2-chōme29 min walk to Fukudaimae Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,231 residents
  17. 17Fukutsu-shiHimakino 5-chōme15 min walk to Fukuma Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,166 residents
  18. 18Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuFujisaki 2-chōme10 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,159 residents
  19. 19Fukutsu-shiChuo 6-chōme8 min walk to Fukuma Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,154 residents
  20. 20Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuKotabe 6-chōme21 min walk to Meinohama Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,115 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.