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Safest neighborhoods in Tokyo: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Tokyo using official police open data (recorded crimes), normalized by residential and working population. Only neighborhoods with measured data are ranked. The top 20 cluster in Chofu-shi (4 of 20).

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Shinagawa-kuHatanodai 6-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · population 3,923 · 7 min walk to Hatanodai Sta.0.07per 100 people/yr89% below the metro average
  2. 2Setagaya-kuKaminoge 3-chōme1.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,999 · 5 min walk to Kaminoge Sta.0.06per 100 people/yr90% below the metro average
  3. 3Nerima-kuMinamioizumi 2-chōme4 recorded crimes/year · population 4,359 · 18 min walk to Higashi-Fushimi Sta.0.09per 100 people/yr85% below the metro average
  4. 4Minato-kuShirokane 4-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 1,606 · 8 min walk to Shirokanedai Sta.0.06per 100 people/yr90% below the metro average
  5. 5Inagi-shiWakabadai 1-chōme4.3 recorded crimes/year · population 3,792 · 13 min walk to Wakabadai Sta.0.11per 100 people/yr81% below the metro average
  6. 6Chofu-shiMidorigaoka 2-chōme5.3 recorded crimes/year · population 4,288 · 11 min walk to Sengawa Sta.0.12per 100 people/yr80% below the metro average
  7. 7Hachioji-shiMinamiosawa 4-chōme5.3 recorded crimes/year · population 4,027 · 13 min walk to Minami-osawa Sta.0.13per 100 people/yr78% below the metro average
  8. 8Kodaira-shiMiyukicho4 recorded crimes/year · population 2,949 · 23 min walk to Hana-Koganei Sta.0.12per 100 people/yr80% below the metro average
  9. 9Tama-shiTsurumaki 5-chōme2.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,888 · 17 min walk to Karakida Sta.0.12per 100 people/yr80% below the metro average
  10. 10Nishitokyo-shiKitaharacho 1-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · population 2,067 · 14 min walk to Seibu-Yagisawa Sta.0.13per 100 people/yr79% below the metro average
  11. 11Chofu-shiChofugaoka 3-chōme8 recorded crimes/year · population 5,124 · 15 min walk to Chofu Sta.0.13per 100 people/yr77% below the metro average
  12. 12Komae-shiIzumihoncho 3-chōme3.7 recorded crimes/year · population 2,625 · 17 min walk to Komae Sta.0.13per 100 people/yr78% below the metro average
  13. 13Chofu-shiWakabacho 1-chōme4 recorded crimes/year · population 2,759 · 8 min walk to Sengawa Sta.0.13per 100 people/yr78% below the metro average
  14. 14Fuchu-shiOshitatecho 2-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · population 1,601 · 12 min walk to Musashinodai Sta.0.12per 100 people/yr80% below the metro average
  15. 15Chofu-shiSomechi 2-chōme12.3 recorded crimes/year · population 7,399 · 17 min walk to Fuda Sta.0.16per 100 people/yr73% below the metro average
  16. 16Machida-shiNarusegaoka 3-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,981 · 7 min walk to Naruse Sta.0.13per 100 people/yr78% below the metro average
  17. 17Nishitokyo-shiYagisawa 1-chōme2.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,750 · 5 min walk to Seibu-Yagisawa Sta.0.13per 100 people/yr79% below the metro average
  18. 18Tachikawa-shiSakaecho 1-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,931 · 24 min walk to Nishi-Kunitachi Sta.0.14per 100 people/yr77% below the metro average
  19. 19Tama-shiToyogaoka 2-chōme4.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,791 · 16 min walk to Odakyu Tama Center Sta.0.15per 100 people/yr74% below the metro average
  20. 20Machida-shiTsurukawa 1-chōme1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,372 · 10 min walk to Tsurukawa Sta.0.12per 100 people/yr80% 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.