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To avoid being a crime victim

To avoid being a theft victim

Precautions to avoid theft damage

  • Lock the entrance even when you are in the house.
  • Lock the entrance and windows when you go out.
  • Do not leave the keys in the post box or under the planter.
  • Provide two locks for your bicycle or motorcycle.
  • Do not leave your car with the key inside.
  • Do not leave the windows open even in hot summer when you are out or asleep.

In the case your property was stolen

  • If your property was stolen, call 110 or report it to a local police station or police box.
    If the stolen property was a bankbook or a credit card, report it also to the bank, post office or credit card company.

To avoid being suspected as a thief

  • Follow the manner of shopping in Japanese markets. All the items in a market are for sale. If you take an item out before paying, you will be suspected as a thief.
  • Riding a bicycle which is abandoned on the road will constitute a crime of theft or other kind. Do not ride a bicycle if you don’t know whose it is.

To avoid being a victim of assault or indecent act

Be cautious even when you are in the house.

 Your room is the shelter to protect you from hazards outside, but your room can become a crime scene with no witness. Most cases of indecent assault in a room occur when the victim is asleep, offenders break into a room via unlocked door or window late at night.
 Offenders may sneak into the room when you open it, or they may disguise servicemen to let you open the door and break into the room.

  • Always confirm that your room locked, and check again before you sleep.
  • Be careful to open the curtain, someone may peep into your room.
  • Refrain from using thin curtain, and do not let anyone guess that a female is living alone.
  • Place a personal alarm or mobile phone in your reach while you are asleep.
  • Identify the visitor via peephole, and talk to him with door chain latched
  • Check the sender of the parcel. If you do not know the sender, consider rejecting it.
  • If a person visits your room for sales or questionnaire, identify who it is, and do not let him in the room. Talk to him through the door.

Be cautious when you are walking alone.

 There are victims of assaults of being hugged from behind by a stranger on less crowded streets, or being dragged into a car or shadows by a person who looks kind.

  • Avoid a dark, less-crowded street, but walk on a bright and crowded street.
  • Be cautious and watch the surroundings especially when you walk alone in dark.
  • Shout when you sense any danger.
  • Carry a personal alarm and keep it ready for emergency.
  • Check the locations of local convenience stores and police boxes, and use them as shelters in the case of emergency.

Do not easily trust strangers.

 A number of people fall victim to sex crimes by perpetrators who they got to know through Internet dating sites. Do not easily trust people who you meet for the first time or who you do not know well. Beware of honeyed words.

  • If you feel uncomfortable about any invitation, turn it down flatly.
  • Do not easily trust people who you got to know through the Internet or text message.
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