Osaka

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Numbeo's Safety Index puts Osaka at 67/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Japan's national picture overall (84/100 vs 89/100).

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high
84Sketch Score

City page · part of Japan

The one number a country page can't give you

What people who actually live in Osaka report

Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside Japan's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.

Crime Index

33.0

Safety Index

67.0

Source: Numbeo, user-submitted →

Sub-scores

Same real inputs as Japan's national page, with crime swapped for Osaka's own Numbeo number above.

100advisoryConsensus
81Political Stability
80Police Trust
76Health
67Crime
90LGBTQ+

Legal status (national law)

Legal since 1882 + UN decl. sign.

Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →

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The little things that trip people up

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Plug & voltage

A / B · 100V

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Driving side

left

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Emergency

police: 110 / ambulance: 119 / fire: 119

How this compares to Japan

Numbeo's Safety Index puts Osaka at 67/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Japan's national picture overall (84/100 vs 89/100).

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