4 Living and Environment

　Looking at how to build a house, there are 96,236 apartments with the largest number of apartments, and about two-thirds of households living in apartments. Next, single-family homes are 44,745 households (31.5%). In addition, the ratio of households living in apartment houses is 67.7%, which is 5.9% higher than 61.8% of Yokohama City as a whole.

Materials: 2020 National Census

　The ratio of vacant houses in Tsurumi Ward is 16,280, accounting for 10.7%. Compared to 9.7% of Yokohama City as a whole, the percentage of vacant houses in Tsurumi Ward is 1.0 percentage points higher.

Materials: 2018 Housing and Land Statistics Survey

　The number of fires in Tsurumi Ward during 2022 was 52, a decrease of two from the previous year. The most common cause of fire is "cigarettes" 12 cases, followed by "arson (including suspected arson)". The number of ambulances dispatched in Tsurumi Ward during 2022 was 18,193, an increase of 3,069 from the previous year. As for the reason for dispatch, sudden illness accounts for about 70% of the total.

Materials: Tsurumi fire department

Materials: Yokohama City Statistical Report (Tsurumi Line has not been published)

　There were 669 traffic accidents during 2022, with 745 in injured and 4 dead. In addition, all items increased compared to the previous year.

Materials: Tsurumi police department

　The number of crimes in Tsurumi Ward increased by 33 compared with last year, and the total number of crimes in Yokohama increased by 1,457.

Materials: Tsurumi police department

　The number of acknowledgement crimes in Tsurumi Ward during 2022 was 981, which turned to an increase from a continuing decline since 2013.

Materials: Tsurumi police department

　The number of special frauds, which had been increasing between 2015 and 2019, decreased from 2020 to 3 years, but increased in 2022 compared to the previous year.

Materials: Tsurumi police department

Materials: Yokohama City Statistical Report

　As of March 31, 2024, Tsurumi Ward has 147 parks, covering an area of 819,738 square meters. Of these, prefectural Mitsuike Park accounts for 296,838m2, accounting for about 40% of the park area in the city.

Materials: Environmental Planning Bureau

　The city tax revenue for Yokohama City in fiscal 2022 was approximately 867.3 billion yen, an increase of approximately 28.4 billion yen compared to the previous year. By tax, "personal municipal tax" and "corporate municipal tax" increased due to an increase in salary income taxpayers, and "property tax (land house)" increased due to an increase in new houses. In fiscal 2022, Tsurumi Ward's city tax revenue was approximately 77.2 billion yen, accounting for approximately 8.90% of the total city.

Materials: Fiscal 2022 City Tax Settlement Amount

　The number of family register in Tsurumi Ward (permanent domicile) was 103,470 family register as of March 31, 2024, up 71 family register from the previous year. In addition, the number of households registered as residents in the ward is 153,599 (an increase of 1,854 from the previous year), ranking second among the 18 wards after Kohoku Ward, respectively.

Materials: Tsurumi Ward Family Registry Division

　As of April 2023, Tsurumi Ward has 5,222 households using social security and 6,557 people, the third largest among 18 wards after Naka Ward and Minami Ward, respectively.
　As a recent trend, despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, various measures for the poor living conditions have been taken, and the number of households in social security has started to decline without increasing. In addition, due to the aging of society, elderly households account for more than 50% of the households using them.

Materials: Tsurumi Ward Life Support Division

※Nursery schools, etc.: Includes daycare centers, certified children's centers, and community-based childcare (small-scale childcare, home-based childcare, in-house childcare).

Materials: Tsurumi Ward Children and Families Support Division

　Tsurumi Ward's average life expectancy and average independence period are 13th for men and 17th for women among the 18 wards.

　The incidence of tuberculosis in Tsurumi Ward increased slightly between 2019 and 2020, but began to decrease again in 2021.

　The main causes of death are malignant neoplasms (cancer), heart disease, and aging, in order of order, accounting for more than 50% of all causes of death.

Materials: Tsurumi Ward Health and Welfare Division

　Tsurumi Ward's turnout has been sluggish, and in recent elections, both of which are below the Yokohama average. Looking at the turnout by age, the turnout in their twenties is the lowest, and improving the turnout, especially among young people, is an issue.

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