anti-crime program Information

Based on the "Yokohama Safety and Security Plan," we are strengthening our voluntary anti-crime program power to protect our own town. Specifically, we provide support for local activities such as anti-crime program patrols. We are also working to improve the night anti-crime program environment by installing LED security lights.

■　[Please be careful about visits and calls disguised as "city hall, ward office staff", "Water Works Bureau staff", "gas inspection" etc. ! ]

Suspicious telephones deceived city hall, ward office staff has occurred in Yokohama.

Refund fraud refers to the insurance section and welfare section staff such as city hall staff and ward office staff, make a phone call that there is a refund of medical expenses, insurance premiums, taxes, etc., pretending to be necessary/required procedures, This is a method of asking for the number, let the victim operate the ATM, and transfer money from the victim's account to the criminal's account.

In medical expenses, in procedures such as insurance premiums and taxes, city hall staff and ward office staff will never ask for mobile phone numbers, so please do not give them your mobile phone number.

Information on suspicious individual visits homes and other places, saying that they are receiving instructions and requests from Water Works Bureau, pretending to be employees of Water Works Bureau employees or contractorsWater Works Bureau.

For more information, please visit the Water Works Bureau website.

Water Works Bureau Website　　

A robbery case has occurred in the city that pretends to be "gas inspection" and visits and robbed money!

In addition, you may receive a phone call to find out personal information, called a "questionnaire".

　　Take the following three measures and be careful not to suffer any damage! !

　　★When there is a visitor, check the other party's identity before opening the door.

　　★When a visit to gas inspection, check with the contracting company.

　　★If you have any suspicious visits or calls, call the police (110).

Alert handbill (PDF: 266KB)

　Please also check the Tokyo Gas website.

Tokyo Gas Website (external site)

　 Tokyo Gas Warning Flyer (PDF: 1,430KB)

• Special Fraud Prevention Video

• Yokohama Safety and Security Plan
• Safety and Security Handbook
• DVDs for anti-crime program

• security camera's Guidelines
• Local security camera subsidies

• Yokohama City Gangster Exclusion Ordinance

• Ordinance on Prevention of Yokohama City Graffiti Act

• Children's Safety symbol
• Software for raising children's safety
• Child Safety Leaflet "Everybody's Anzen Let's Make Your Smartphones and PCs do not meet your eyes" (PDF: 3,063KB)
• Children's Safety Awareness Video

• LED security light installation business
• If you find a problem with the LED security light