Osaka has the highest crime rate in Japan both as a city and a prefecture with more r***s and murders than any other city. While this may come to a surprise to foreigners it certainly does not surprise the locals who are all uniformly weary of a certain location in Osaka: Nishinari-ku, a district which is notorious for being the most dangerous place in the city, serving as a hide-out for criminals, hangout for the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia) and home to Japan’s largest Red Light District (Tobita).
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Nishinari is home to an overwhelming population of homeless people who reside in Kamagasaki, a district of Nishinari-ku.
Since 1961 twenty three riots have occurred in Kamagasaki, most of them minor, and most of them involving said homeless population. In an effort to escape this stigma the city renamed Kamgasaki to Airin-chiku in 1966.
From these impressions Osaka and Nishinari seem like a very dangerous place.
However... In 2007 Osaka Prefecture had approximately 79 murders out of approximately 10,000,000 people, which equates to .79 for each 100,000.
And 109 r***s out of 10,000,000 people which equates to .1 for each 100,000 respectively.
In order to maintain perspective, Detroit has 4.3 murders for every 100,000 and 5.7 r***s [per 100,000].
Japan is one of the safest countries in the world; so safe that the Japanese themselves are over sensitive in their perception of crime. If they think Osaka is bad they should take a trip to Juarez, Mexico. [!]
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9440439.htm
Nishinari is home to an overwhelming population of homeless people who reside in Kamagasaki, a district of Nishinari-ku.
Since 1961 twenty three riots have occurred in Kamagasaki, most of them minor, and most of them involving said homeless population. In an effort to escape this stigma the city renamed Kamgasaki to Airin-chiku in 1966.
From these impressions Osaka and Nishinari seem like a very dangerous place.
However... In 2007 Osaka Prefecture had approximately 79 murders out of approximately 10,000,000 people, which equates to .79 for each 100,000.
And 109 r***s out of 10,000,000 people which equates to .1 for each 100,000 respectively.
In order to maintain perspective, Detroit has 4.3 murders for every 100,000 and 5.7 r***s [per 100,000].
Japan is one of the safest countries in the world; so safe that the Japanese themselves are over sensitive in their perception of crime. If they think Osaka is bad they should take a trip to Juarez, Mexico. [!]
