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Highest Crime in Hokkaido

Top 100 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — Hokkaido

1 Sapporo 0.2 per 1K
2 Asahikawa 0.2 per 1K
3 Hakodate 0.2 per 1K
4 Tomakomai 0.2 per 1K
5 Kushiro 0.2 per 1K
6 Obihiro 0.2 per 1K
7 Ebetsu 0.2 per 1K
8 Kitami 0.2 per 1K
9 Otaru 0.2 per 1K
10 Chitose 0.2 per 1K
11 Muroran 0.2 per 1K
12 Iwamizawa 0.2 per 1K
13 Eniwa 0.2 per 1K
14 Kitahiroshima 0.2 per 1K
15 Ishikari 0.2 per 1K
16 Noboribetsu 0.2 per 1K
17 Hokuto 0.2 per 1K
18 Takikawa 0.2 per 1K
19 Otofuke 0.2 per 1K
20 Kamiiso 0.2 per 1K
21 Abashiri 0.2 per 1K
22 Date 0.2 per 1K
23 Wakkanai 0.2 per 1K
24 Nemuro 0.2 per 1K
25 Bibai 0.2 per 1K
26 Nayoro 0.2 per 1K
27 Makubetsu 0.2 per 1K
28 Rumoi 0.2 per 1K
29 Fukagawa 0.2 per 1K
30 Shimo-furano 0.2 per 1K
31 Sarubetsu 0.2 per 1K
32 Nakashibetsu 0.2 per 1K
33 Mombetsu 0.2 per 1K
34 Motomachi 0.2 per 1K
35 Shizunai-furukawachō 0.2 per 1K
36 Shibetsu 0.2 per 1K
37 Furano 0.2 per 1K
38 Sunagawa 0.2 per 1K
39 Minamishibetsuchō 0.2 per 1K
40 Engaru 0.2 per 1K
41 Ashibetsu 0.2 per 1K
42 Yoichi 0.2 per 1K
43 Memuro-minami 0.2 per 1K
44 Shiraoi 0.2 per 1K
45 Tōbetsu 0.2 per 1K
46 Yakumo 0.2 per 1K
47 Kutchan 0.2 per 1K
48 Higashimorichō 0.2 per 1K
49 Akabira 0.2 per 1K
50 Iwanai 0.2 per 1K
51 Urakawa 0.2 per 1K
52 Honmachi 0.2 per 1K
53 Monbetsu-honchō 0.2 per 1K
54 Kuriyama 0.2 per 1K
55 Biei 0.2 per 1K
56 Kami-furano 0.2 per 1K
57 Naganuma 0.2 per 1K
58 Higashikagura 0.2 per 1K
59 Shimizu 0.2 per 1K
60 Akkeshi 0.2 per 1K
61 Esashi 0.2 per 1K
62 Tōyako-onsemmachi 0.2 per 1K
63 Abira 0.2 per 1K
64 Higashikawa 0.2 per 1K
65 Kamiyūbetsu Tonden Shigaichi 0.2 per 1K
66 Mikasa 0.2 per 1K
67 Shiranuka 0.2 per 1K
68 Mukawa 0.2 per 1K
69 Teshikaga 0.2 per 1K
70 Ozora 0.2 per 1K
71 Setana 0.2 per 1K
72 Haboro 0.2 per 1K
73 Yūbari 0.2 per 1K
74 Horomui 0.2 per 1K
75 Shibecha 0.2 per 1K
76 Hiroo 0.2 per 1K
77 Ashoro 0.2 per 1K
78 Ikeda 0.2 per 1K
79 Kamihonbetsu 0.2 per 1K
80 Takasu 0.2 per 1K
81 Kikusuichō 0.2 per 1K
82 Tōma 0.2 per 1K
83 Shintoku 0.2 per 1K
84 Matsumae 0.2 per 1K
85 Shihoro 0.2 per 1K
86 Kozawa 0.2 per 1K
87 Niikappu 0.2 per 1K
88 Oshamambe 0.2 per 1K
89 Naie 0.2 per 1K
90 Hamanaka-sakuraminami 0.2 per 1K
91 Yuni 0.2 per 1K
92 Taiki 0.2 per 1K
93 Rausu 0.2 per 1K
94 Biratori 0.2 per 1K
95 Kamikawa 0.2 per 1K
96 Shikaoi 0.2 per 1K
97 Utashinai 0.2 per 1K
98 Kaminokuni 0.2 per 1K
99 Niseko 0.2 per 1K
100 Imagane 0.2 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Hokkaido face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Sapporo has 0.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

  • 1. The violent crime rate in Sapporo is 0.1x the national average.
  • 2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
  • 3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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