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Safest neighborhoods in Kansai: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara) using official police open data (recorded crimes), normalized by residential and working population. Only neighborhoods with measured data are ranked.

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Suita-shiMomoyamadai 1-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 3,093 · 5 min walk to Minami-Senri Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr97% below the metro average
  2. 2Nara-shiTsurumai Nishimachi0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,927 · 20 min walk to Ayameike Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr97% below the metro average
  3. 3Ono-shiKurokawacho0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,864 · 46 min walk to Hata Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr97% below the metro average
  4. 4Toyonaka-shiShinsenri Nishimachi 2-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 4,865 · 11 min walk to Senri-Chuo Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr95% below the metro average
  5. 5Kashihara-shiTsuchihashicho0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,799 · 10 min walk to Masuga Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr97% below the metro average
  6. 6Neyagawa-shiMiiminamimachi1 recorded crime/year · population 4,584 · 20 min walk to Korien Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr94% below the metro average
  7. 7Nara-shiNakamachi0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,518 · 38 min walk to Tomio Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr97% below the metro average
  8. 8Kobe-shi Kita-kuArinocho Karato0.7 recorded crimes/year · population 3,397 · 22 min walk to Karatodai Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr95% below the metro average
  9. 9Kakogawa-shiNishikankicho Kishi1 recorded crime/year · population 4,075 · 12 min walk to Hoden Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr94% below the metro average
  10. 10Kakogawa-shiNoguchicho Kitano2.7 recorded crimes/year · population 8,051 · 20 min walk to Higashi Kakogawa Sta.0.03per 100 people/yr92% below the metro average
  11. 11Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuKamitakamaru 3-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,209 · 30 min walk to Sanyo Tarumi Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr96% below the metro average
  12. 12Nishiwaki-shiWadacho0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,186 · 217 min walk to Hojomachi Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr97% below the metro average
  13. 13Kawachinagano-shiKagata0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,109 · 49 min walk to Amami Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr96% below the metro average
  14. 14Suita-shiShinashiya Kami1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 5,159 · 14 min walk to Unobe Sta.0.03per 100 people/yr91% below the metro average
  15. 15Uji-shiKohata Hirao1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 5,114 · 23 min walk to Rokujizo Sta.0.03per 100 people/yr91% below the metro average
  16. 16Takatsuki-shiKamihamuro 1-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,068 · 33 min walk to Settsu-Tonda Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr96% below the metro average
  17. 17Akashi-shiHigashinocho1.3 recorded crimes/year · population 4,174 · 8 min walk to Okuradani Sta.0.03per 100 people/yr92% below the metro average
  18. 18Ikoma-shiNishimatsugaoka0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,000 · 14 min walk to Ikoma Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr96% below the metro average
  19. 19Hirakata-shiHigashikori Motomachi0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,996 · 29 min walk to Hoshida Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr96% below the metro average
  20. 20Nara-shiOshikumacho1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 4,902 · 29 min walk to Gakken-Nara-Tomigaoka Sta.0.03per 100 people/yr92% below the metro average

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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; unpopulated areas are excluded (one entry per neighborhood).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.