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Traffic accidents per 100,000 people. A road-safety metric independent of criminal offenses.
Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (K: Safety)
In 2024, Shizuoka recorded the highest Traffic accidents (per 100,000 people) (495cases) and Shimane the lowest (108cases) among Japan's 47 prefectures. The simple 47-prefecture average is 214cases. Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (K: Safety).
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Traffic accidents per 100,000 people. A road-safety metric independent of criminal offenses.
▲ 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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