Is Japan Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Japan
Safety rating
Women living in Japan consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.9 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Japan consider the crime rate to be very low, with an overall crime rating of 1.2 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 7.8% percentage of women in Japan have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 43 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.9/5 | Very Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.5/5 | Very Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.9/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.2/5 | Very Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Japan?
Tokyo
i have lived year for 7 years and my brain is OFF is this city. of course, the city is really large ymmv in certain areas, but in the past i have gone for walks at 3am with my headphones in, if that says anything about safety in the city. If you leave your wallet somewhere, it’ll find its way back to you. The safest city i have ever been in.
Posted: January 16, 2025
Lera
Kyoto
I would say its pretty safe and often come home late and never had any unsafe situations. In general I would say that about Japan. I had a little situation in a train during rush hour but I still think it’s safer than most places
Posted: January 16, 2025Tokyo
Tokyo is one of the safer cities to go to for sure, there are some sketchy areas which you should avoid alone after dark but in general it's quite safe and you can head back home alone late at night without being concerned
Posted: January 12, 2025Sapporo
In no other city I’ve lived in have I felt so safe I took long night walks alone without a single worry. I have never been harassed or felt in greater danger. The only thing is, in the evening hours when the public transport is packed with people, that there could be potential for sexual harassment, but it never happened to me and during the very busy hours there special trains only for only women and elderly, so you can feel safe
Posted: January 9, 2025
Ayu
Tokyo
I living in Tokyo, I usually walking around alone in the night for my daily routine walking, But there is no trouble at all! I feel secured, I feel like I have no threat. Even close to the area that provide alcohol.
Posted: January 2, 2025
Kiera
Yokosuka
Yokosuka is a small town. It's accommodating for foreigners. There are two big cities near by (Yokahama and Tokyo). It's also near popular places like Hakone, Odawada, and Kamakura. While there isn't much in the area, it's a very central hub for things.
Posted: December 30, 2024
Taelor
Iwakuni
Japan is very safe in my experience even in the bigger cities. Everyone kind of minds their own business and keeps to themselves. The public transportation is very safe and clean, always on time. I feel extremely safe walking around out at anytime of day or night
Posted: December 29, 2024
Kyle
Tosayamada
I don't lock my apartment and there's no problem. My university is so misogynistic but this city is not that much because there's simply not enough population to do crime. My friend lost wallet but he found it on side of the road untouched inside.
Posted: December 24, 2024Nozawaonsen
Small Japanese town means very low to non existent crime. The only concern would be from foreign tourist or seasonal staff. ‘Worse’ seen so far is public inebriation late at night which is just bothering
Posted: December 24, 2024
Alavya
Sapporo
It is extremely safe. Unless you go to cheap clubs, then it becomes quite unsafe so it is better to avoid such places. The most happening place for the nightlight is Susukino but I have walked alone in Susukino after midnight and never felt unsafe.
Posted: December 16, 2024Is Japan worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 106 experiences from female travelers
Ida
Finland
Japan, Group travel
So we went to Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo and as a big anime fan I've always dreamed of going to Tokyo but honeslty guys, Tokyo is not really worth it imo. Like there are sooooo much people everywhere and a nightmare to get on the trains. And there wasn't that much to do unless you reeeally like shopping. I'm more of a run around and look at pretty buildings and such kind of girl than a shop all day kind of girl. Kyoto and Osaka were great! Such beautiful culture and even tho there was a lot of people in Universal Studios it was still very much worth it.
Posted: January 28, 2025Experienced: April, 2024Japan, Solo travel
I walked to every hour in this country and felt everytime safe there. But i need to say, i never was at party places. In Japan you can travel very cheap but very expensive too. The Transportation is very easy to understand. Most of the time everything is written in english, japanese and chinese. Use Apps like google maps and google lense. for me thr most expensive thing in this country is the transportation. My favorite thing in this country is to collecting stamps. Trains, Attractions and Goshuinchos. Also collecting Manhole cards.
Posted: January 20, 2025Experienced: March, 2024Meet locals in Japan
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