Naha scores 91 out of 100 (very high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 24 of 6168 cities worldwide. The score combines the homicide rate, nearby conflict deaths, income equality and human development from published data (UNODC, UCDP, World Bank, UNDP).

Is Naha safe?

Japan · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04

91.4Very high · rank 24 / 6,168
safer than 99% of ranked cities

Naha is a city in Japan, home to about 1.1M people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 24 of 6,168, with a safety score of 91.4 out of 100, which puts it in the top band of the ranking.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency Ambulance 119 · Fire 119 · Police 110

No official source names specific areas to avoid here: travel advisories for Japan are country-level, and no published dataset covers neighborhood-level crime - so this briefing does not invent it.

How safe is Naha really?

No published homicide figure exists for Naha itself, so the national rate stands in: Japan recorded 0.2 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 - well below the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average. Japan's income inequality is middling (Gini 32.3) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Japan at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2025-05-14). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Japan without any avoid-travel warning in force. Both advisories are country-level: no official source publishes verified neighborhood-level crime guidance for individual cities, which is why this page reports named areas only where an official source names them.

What to watch out for in Japan

Terrorism in Japan · Japan and the Korean Peninsula · Protecting your belongings · Rape and sexual assault · Drink spiking and credit card fraud · Illegal drugs · Disputes over bar bills · Prostitution and street touts · Legal system in Japan · Personal ID · Alcohol bans · Smoking in public places · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · LGBT+ travellers · +12 more

Topic headings from the official UK FCDO travel advice for Japan — country-level, not specific to Naha. Read what each one says →

The numbers

Homicide rate: 0.2 /100knational rate, 2024
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 32.3country, 2020
Human development: HDI 0.925country, 2023
Income: $58,920/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 1.1Murban centre · 3,397/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 3.6 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 85/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 83/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 71/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 2.0/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.87Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 11.5 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 99%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 2.6 doctors /1k12.6 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Japan

Tsunami: 10.0/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Earthquake: 9.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Cyclone: 9.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Flood: 7.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Japan as a whole, not Naha specifically.

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Japan (as of 2025).

All country-level figures shared by every city in Japan; none of them affect the safety score.

How the score works

Low homicide40%98

Peace25%100

Equality25%73

Development10%93

One fixed, calibrated mix for every city: 40% homicide · 25% peace · 25% equality · 10% HDI. Homicide and conflict deaths are measured outcomes; income inequality carries the structural share because it predicts real city violence far better than national income (which is shown above but scored at zero). Each factor maps to 0-100 against fixed anchors, missing data drops out and is never estimated, and cities with data behind less than half the weighting get “no data” instead of a score. For Naha that gives 91.4/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Naha compared with Taipei

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Naha, red favours Taipei.
Measure	Naha	Taipei	Difference
Safety score	91.4	79.0	+12.5 — better for Naha
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	0.2 /100k	1.2 /100k	−1.0 /100k — better for Naha
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	32.3	33.9	−1.6 — better for Naha
Human development (HDI)	0.925	0.926	−0.001 — better for Taipei
Road deaths	3.6 /100k	no data	—
Rule of law	83/100	no data	—
Corruption perceptions	71/100	68/100	+3/100 — better for Naha
Air quality (PM2.5)	11.5 µg/m³	no data	—
Natural-hazard risk	2.0/10	no data	—

Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Country-level rows describe the two countries, not the cities themselves. Full report for Taipei →

Nearby cities

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