Overview
- Traffic-related incidents made up the largest share of 110 calls at 31.7%, followed by various crime and suspicious-person information at 17.9% and protection or rescue at 5.7%.
- Non-urgent or inappropriate 110 calls accounted for 19.1% nationwide, including requests such as help guiding a car while backing into a parking space.
- Reports highlighted serious misuse cases, including roughly 1,600 repeated silent calls that Tokyo police addressed as suspected obstruction of business.
- Okinawa police recorded about 268,000 110 calls in 2025 on a provisional basis, nearly 50,000 more than in 2024, with roughly 30% judged non-urgent.
- Police nationwide are urging the public to route non-urgent matters to the #9110 consultation line to reduce strain on emergency dispatchers.