The Tokyo Metropolitan Police publish an annual map of crimes in the city. It’s fascinating to see where the hubs of bad behaviour are. I’m happy to say that Bunkyo-ku seems to be the safest inner-city section. Shinjuku, on the other hand, is a dangerous place.
Click the map above for a larger version, or visit the police site for even better detail in Japanese.
Posted by kuri at May 28, 2003 08:48 AMMy ku looks to be a hotspot for all things crime related!! It is not me - honest!!
Posted by: Tracey on May 28, 2003 06:51 PMDo you live in BUNKYO-KU? My husband used to live there when he was a boy. My parent lives in SUGINAMI-KU. AND I LOVE KICHIJYOUJI.
Posted by: Mieko on May 28, 2003 06:56 PMI wonder if the places I live/d in become red before or after I moved there…
Thanks babe that was v. interesting!
Posted by: gomichild on May 29, 2003 02:05 AMBy the way Tracey dragged me into the backstreets of Shinjujku for drinks tonight - if only I’d read your post earlier…I should have know :P
Posted by: gomichild on May 29, 2003 02:06 AMIs any part of Tokyo dangerous? Relative to other parts of the city, some have worse crime stats than others, but do you avoid certain neighborhoods at night because they are actually unsafe?
Posted by: Michael on May 29, 2003 08:09 AMThere isn’t a dangerous spot in all of Japan.
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No really, there isn’t.
