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Safest neighborhoods in Kyoto: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Kyoto Prefecture 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 Joyo-shi (8) and Kyotanabe-shi (6). (updated 2026-08-06)

  1. 1Joyo-shiTerada10 min walk to Joyo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 9,062 residents
  2. 2Joyo-shiTerada14 min walk to Terada Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 7,740 residents
  3. 3Joyo-shiTono17 min walk to Nagaike Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,926 residents
  4. 4Yawata-shiYawata9 min walk to Iwashimizu-Hachimangu Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,842 residents
  5. 5Joyo-shi寺田南寺田25 min walk to Nagaike Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,327 residents
  6. 6Joyo-shi深谷寺田26 min walk to Joyo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,137 residents
  7. 7Uji-shiKohata Minamiyama16 min walk to Obaku Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,955 residents
  8. 8Kyotanabe-shiTanabe8 min walk to Kyotanabe Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,911 residents
  9. 9Kyotanabe-shi大住健康ケ丘18 min walk to Osumi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,861 residents
  10. 10Joyo-shiBiwanosho4 min walk to Tonosho Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,788 residents
  11. 11Joyo-shiHirakawa3 min walk to Kutsukawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,593 residents
  12. 12Kyotanabe-shiKodo16 min walk to Doshishamae Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,472 residents
  13. 13Joyo-shiKuse9 min walk to Joyo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,341 residents
  14. 14Kyoto-shi Sakyo-kuShizuichi Ichiharacho5 min walk to Ichihara Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,195 residents
  15. 15Kyotanabe-shi東東14 min walk to Shin-Tanabe Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,141 residents
  16. 16Kyotanabe-shiTakigi22 min walk to Osumi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,109 residents
  17. 17Kyoto-shi Sakyo-kuIwakura Hataedacho11 min walk to Kino Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,830 residents
  18. 18Kyotanabe-shi田辺一休ケ丘17 min walk to Kyotanabe Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,796 residents
  19. 19Uji-shiKohata Ogurayama19 min walk to Rokujizo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,461 residents
  20. 20Nagaokakyo-shiImazato16 min walk to Nagaokatenjin Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,461 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.