One-week forecast of purse-snatching

Osaka Prefectural Government launches a new service of forecasting snatching for one week just like weather forecast. Osaka Prefecture has the worst record of occurences of snatching for 30 years in row. To improve the situation, the government will start forecasting occurences of snatching based on the 5 year data of snatching. Police authority says that many cases of snatching can be avoided if the crime prevention consciousness among citizens are enhanced. Since the consciousness is not enough, this service is started, police explains.