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What is tokyo (the capital of Japan) like?

What are crime rates like in Tokyo, Japan?

  • My friend who has visited Japan on several occasions says there is liitle to no crime in the city of Tokyo. Is he exagerating? Are there any official statistics I can look at online to varify his claims?

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    My wallet fell out of the back pocket of my jeans on a road near the Ginza in Tokyo. Three hours later I was in my hotel and the reception called. "Mr B", they said. "Sagisawa-San is in reception with your wallet. he found it on the sidewalk and checked to find your hotel key inside. He has brought it to the hotel. Sayonara".

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Let's put it this way. Detroit has a higher crime rate than the whole country of Japan !

Vinegar Taster

Very Very Low, the japanese never really latched onto the concept of the criminal of course it still happens but compared to the UK its virtually non existant

Northern Spriggan

hes correct, japanese culture is wholly different to western ideas of how to behave in a socially diverse community. you want verification, google japan crime statistics...

fivetoze

Crime rate statistics in Tokyo alone exists only in Japanese. So I give you crime rate data of Japan as a nation. Tokyo rate is not so different from Japan. http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=3231 And also see this(only for murder). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_murder_rate

thecheapest902

low compared to other capital cities

tongue in cheek

Japanese? Wouldn't trust them any further than I could throw one of their wrestlers.

Slartibartfast

There was a story on the news about a month ago about a guy who was caught shoplifting.....he was chased out of the shop after putting everything back on the shelves, he got half way down the street and then stabbed himself in the chest. (He died). This is an extreme example, but it goes to show how shameful crime is considered in Japan. I really wouldn't worry about crime rates in Tokyo or anywhere else in Japan if you plan to visit.

The Baboon Of Destiny

Crime rate is low because its just part of their society. It would be considered dishonorable and shameful upon oneself and their family name. Its just something embedded within their culture. Now I'm not saying there is no crime, but its not like American 6 o'clock news where every other night you hear about someone getting shot because someone forgot to give them change at a mickey d's. And above those kids are not exaggerating, you can basically drop your wallet on a train and a police officer will make their best to contact you to come claim it (with everything still present in the wallet). American crime rate is just high for no reason, I have taken a sociology class and this was a topic. The best conclusive reason as to why we thought Americans tend to be so violent is because we find in media violence to be entertaining, most have low patience and tolerance, and just plain miscommunication. Its really fascinating, in Detriot (well enough said) very high crime rate/murders, across Lake Michigan on the other side is a city in Canada and they had one homicide within a 5yr span.

seamonkeywater

they work all day lon' so don't have time for crime

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