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Police officers per 1,000 people. The human resources for maintaining public safety.
Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (K: Safety)
In 2024, Tokyo recorded the highest Police officers (per 1,000 people) (3.08people) and Saitama the lowest (1.60people) among Japan's 47 prefectures. The simple 47-prefecture average is 2.05people. Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (K: Safety).
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Police officers per 1,000 people. The human resources for maintaining public safety.
▲ The top 5 prefectures are tinted sky, ▼ the bottom 5 amber — just enough colour to follow the two ends of the “desirable direction.”
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