On April 10, a 35-year-old man was arrested for burglary after breaking into a home in Hatsukaichi Sanyoen and stealing a DSLR camera set and other items. #HiroshimaCrimeReport
October 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
On April 10, a 35-year-old man was arrested for burglary after breaking into a home in Hatsukaichi Sanyoen and stealing a DSLR camera set and other items. #HiroshimaCrimeReport
On August 14, a 64-year-old man was arrested for indecent assault of a girl who he knew to be under 13 years of age at his home in Tsuda, Hatsukaichi City. #HiroshimaCrimeReport
October 6, 2026 at 12:02 PM
On August 14, a 64-year-old man was arrested for indecent assault of a girl who he knew to be under 13 years of age at his home in Tsuda, Hatsukaichi City. #HiroshimaCrimeReport
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On July 19th, a man was arrested in the act of burglary in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima City.
July 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On July 19th, a man was arrested in the act of burglary in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima City.
Kure resident defrauded of about ¥25.7m in a fake police scam. A fake postal worker passed the victim on to fake "Osaka police", who said the victim was a fraud suspect. The victim then sent ¥7.59m in crypto and ¥18.1m in cash to "protect" their savings. #HiroshimaCrimeReport
October 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Kure resident defrauded of about ¥25.7m in a fake police scam. A fake postal worker passed the victim on to fake "Osaka police", who said the victim was a fraud suspect. The victim then sent ¥7.59m in crypto and ¥18.1m in cash to "protect" their savings. #HiroshimaCrimeReport
#HiroshimaCrimeReport A 33-year-old man was arrested at a shopping center in Matsubara-cho, where Hiroshima Station is located, after being caught trying to take upskirt photos with his phone.
April 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport A 33-year-old man was arrested at a shopping center in Matsubara-cho, where Hiroshima Station is located, after being caught trying to take upskirt photos with his phone.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On January 27th, a 49-year-old Fukuyama man was arrested for the rape of a 13-year-old girl.
August 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On January 27th, a 49-year-old Fukuyama man was arrested for the rape of a 13-year-old girl.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport A 51-year-old man was arrested for stealing ice cream from a supermarket in Hiroshima City on April 21.
April 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport A 51-year-old man was arrested for stealing ice cream from a supermarket in Hiroshima City on April 21.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On February 8th, a 38-year-old man was arrested for stealing instant curry from a convenience store in Hiroshima City.
February 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On February 8th, a 38-year-old man was arrested for stealing instant curry from a convenience store in Hiroshima City.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On July 19, a 66-year-old woman woman was arrested for breaking into a vacant house in Takamiya in Akitakata.
July 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On July 19, a 66-year-old woman woman was arrested for breaking into a vacant house in Takamiya in Akitakata.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On July 12, a 51-year-old man was arrested at an amusement center in Mihara for attempting to take upskirt photos.
July 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On July 12, a 51-year-old man was arrested at an amusement center in Mihara for attempting to take upskirt photos.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport A forklift operator in Kaita (Aki-gun) died in a workplace accident, by being crushed under his forklift while unloading pallets of rice on March 6th.
March 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport A forklift operator in Kaita (Aki-gun) died in a workplace accident, by being crushed under his forklift while unloading pallets of rice on March 6th.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On July 21, a 45-year-old man was arrested at a shopping center in Higashihiroshima for stripping naked and exposing his private parts.
July 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On July 21, a 45-year-old man was arrested at a shopping center in Higashihiroshima for stripping naked and exposing his private parts.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On September 23, 2024, a 69-year-old man was re-arrested for stealing a polo shirt from a store in Takaramachi (Hiroshima City.)
March 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On September 23, 2024, a 69-year-old man was re-arrested for stealing a polo shirt from a store in Takaramachi (Hiroshima City.)
On August 12, a 62-year-old man was arrested for assault and property damage in central Hiroshima after kicking a taxi passenger in the back while the vehicle was moving and then dropping a lit cigarette onto the driver's seat, causing a fire. #HiroshimaCrimeReport
October 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
On August 12, a 62-year-old man was arrested for assault and property damage in central Hiroshima after kicking a taxi passenger in the back while the vehicle was moving and then dropping a lit cigarette onto the driver's seat, causing a fire. #HiroshimaCrimeReport
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On August 19th, a 74-year-old man was arrested in Tojo in Shobara for tearing up and damaging a kumquat seedling on someone else's property.
August 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On August 19th, a 74-year-old man was arrested in Tojo in Shobara for tearing up and damaging a kumquat seedling on someone else's property.
#HIroshimaCrimeReport On August 19th, a 74-year-old man was arrested in Chorakuji, Asaminami-ku (Hiroshima City) for damaging the rear window of a car with a crowbar.
August 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#HIroshimaCrimeReport On August 19th, a 74-year-old man was arrested in Chorakuji, Asaminami-ku (Hiroshima City) for damaging the rear window of a car with a crowbar.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport More mayhem in Fukuyama. Following the spate of graffiti we shared last week, two bicycle racks have disappeared from the bank of Ashida River.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport More mayhem in Fukuyama. Following the spate of graffiti we shared last week, two bicycle racks have disappeared from the bank of Ashida River.
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#HiroshimaCrimeReport: A 24-year-old-man was arrested in August 2024 for breaking into a restaurant in Hiroshima City and stealing champagne two days in a row.
February 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport: A 24-year-old-man was arrested in August 2024 for breaking into a restaurant in Hiroshima City and stealing champagne two days in a row.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport In Hiroshima City in December 2024, there were...
2,052 bike thefts
255 car break-ins
3 cases of aggravated burglary
371 burglaries and home invasions
Source: https://buff.ly/4hSEnNE
2,052 bike thefts
255 car break-ins
3 cases of aggravated burglary
371 burglaries and home invasions
Source: https://buff.ly/4hSEnNE
February 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport In Hiroshima City in December 2024, there were...
2,052 bike thefts
255 car break-ins
3 cases of aggravated burglary
371 burglaries and home invasions
Source: https://buff.ly/4hSEnNE
2,052 bike thefts
255 car break-ins
3 cases of aggravated burglary
371 burglaries and home invasions
Source: https://buff.ly/4hSEnNE
#HiroshimaCrimeReport Two teenage boys (16 & 17) were re-arrested for conspiring to snatch someone's backpack in Yoshijima (Hiroshima City) on December 5, 2024, while the two of them were riding a moped.
February 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport Two teenage boys (16 & 17) were re-arrested for conspiring to snatch someone's backpack in Yoshijima (Hiroshima City) on December 5, 2024, while the two of them were riding a moped.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On July 19, 2024, a 32-year-old man was arrested for stealing beef tongue from a refrigerator located on the premises of a building in Higashi-Senda (Hiroshima City).
February 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On July 19, 2024, a 32-year-old man was arrested for stealing beef tongue from a refrigerator located on the premises of a building in Higashi-Senda (Hiroshima City).
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On August 16th, a 17-year-old boy was arrested by Hiroshima Nishi Police Station for allegedly sending threatening messages, such as "I'll kill you," through social media from his home in Fukuoka Prefecture.
August 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On August 16th, a 17-year-old boy was arrested by Hiroshima Nishi Police Station for allegedly sending threatening messages, such as "I'll kill you," through social media from his home in Fukuoka Prefecture.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On February 6th, a 75-year-old man was arrested in a parking lot in Itsukaichi-cho (Hiroshima City) for threatening the victim with a box cutter, complaining, "It's too bright."
February 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On February 6th, a 75-year-old man was arrested in a parking lot in Itsukaichi-cho (Hiroshima City) for threatening the victim with a box cutter, complaining, "It's too bright."
#HiroshimaCrimeReport A 48-year-old man was arrested for causing damage by throwing stones at the front door of an elementary school entrance made of glass in Kannabe town, Fukuyama city, between July 5th and 6th.
July 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport A 48-year-old man was arrested for causing damage by throwing stones at the front door of an elementary school entrance made of glass in Kannabe town, Fukuyama city, between July 5th and 6th.
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On February 6th, there was a snatch-and-run incident on a sidewalk in Ushita Shinmachi (Hiroshima City) when a man on a bicycle passed another cyclist and snatched a tote bag from the bicycle's front basket.
February 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#HiroshimaCrimeReport On February 6th, there was a snatch-and-run incident on a sidewalk in Ushita Shinmachi (Hiroshima City) when a man on a bicycle passed another cyclist and snatched a tote bag from the bicycle's front basket.