Boston, Massachusetts · Neighborhood crime trends

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Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighborhood, Boston, Q1 2022 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

25 neighborhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighborhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2022

How do the 25 neighborhoods of Boston compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 8,970 crimes across them, 13.5 for every 1,000 residents. That is 2.0% above a year earlier and 15.1% above Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

North End has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (4.1 per 1,000), followed by Roslindale (4.4) and Fenway (6.2). Downtown has the highest (41.6).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 25 BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODs race across 18 quarter periods from Q1 2022 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together.

Neighborhood boundaries are defined by Analyze Boston (City of Boston) and simplified by CrimesLog.

A little history

Boston grew in part by annexing neighboring towns, among them South Boston in 1804, East Boston in 1836, and Brighton in 1874. Today it is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts and a cultural and financial center of New England. The city covers 48.4 square miles and had a population of 675,647 at the 2020 census.

Notable neighborhoods in Boston include:

Charlestown and Dorchester. Charlestown is the oldest settlement in modern-day Boston. Engineer Thomas Graves laid it out in 1629, and it was the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Dorchester was originally a separate town, founded in 1630 by Puritans who emigrated from Dorchester, Dorset, England. It is now a neighborhood of more than 6 square miles.

Brighton and Fenway. Brighton is a former town in the northwestern corner of the city. It is named after the English city of Brighton. It separated from Cambridge in 1807 after a bridge dispute and was annexed to Boston in 1874. Fenway Park, close to Kenmore Square, has been the home field of the Boston Red Sox since 1912 and was substantially rebuilt in 1934.

Lowest rate (everyday)

North End

4.1 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Downtown

41.6 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

13.5 per 1,000

2.0% above a year earlier ·

15.1% above Q1 2022

Compared

25 neighborhoods

666,320 residents · 18 quarters

Boston neighborhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2022 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighborhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

Crime categories

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Clough House 2025, North End — **North End** · Clough House 2025
Photo: Seasider53, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Rozzie Library, Roslindale — **Roslindale** · Rozzie Library
Photo: AndWat, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Ell Hall - Northeastern University, Fenway — **Fenway** · Ell Hall - Northeastern University
Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Allston — **Allston** · Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Boston Skyline from Malone Park, Chelsea, February 2014, Charlestown — **Charlestown** · Boston Skyline from Malone Park, Chelsea, February 2014
Photo: Robbie Shade, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

BostonFenwayFirehouse26June07, Mission Hill — **Mission Hill** · BostonFenwayFirehouse26June07
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Parental School Stable & Carriage House, 1365–1375 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, Boston, MA, West Roxbury — **West Roxbury** · Parental School Stable & Carriage House, 1365–1375 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, Boston, MA
Photo: RGKMA, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bay Village, Bay Village — **Bay Village** · Bay Village
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

How neighborhoods moved each quarter

2022

Whole-area crime rate 11.1 to 12.7 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2022).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up West Roxbury 13th→6th (Q2) Bay Village 16th→7th (Q2) moved down Longwood 4th→10th (Q2) Beacon Hill 7th→12th (Q2) Charlestown 8th→14th (Q2) South Boston Waterfront 11th→15th (Q2) Charlestown 14th→3rd (Q3) North End 1st→6th (Q3) West Roxbury 6th→10th (Q3) Bay Village 7th→15th (Q3) moved up Longwood 8th→2nd (Q4) Charlestown 3rd→7th (Q4) Beacon Hill 12th→8th (Q4) moved down East Boston 9th→14th (Q4)

2023

Whole-area crime rate 12.1 to 14.2 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up South Boston Waterfront 12th→8th (Q1) East Boston 14th→9th (Q1) moved down Beacon Hill 8th→18th (Q1) Chinatown 16th→24th (Q1) Bay Village 14th→5th (Q2) South Boston Waterfront 8th→15th (Q2) Chinatown 24th→20th (Q2) South Boston Waterfront 15th→11th (Q3) Bay Village 5th→17th (Q3) North End 6th→21st (Q3) moved up North End 21st→3rd (Q4) Beacon Hill 14th→8th (Q4) Leather District 22nd→10th (Q4) moved down East Boston 7th→14th (Q4) Longwood 4th→17th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 11.7 to 14.8 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Longwood 17th→7th (Q1) Hyde Park 16th→11th (Q1) moved down Mattapan 7th→12th (Q1) Beacon Hill 8th→13th (Q1) Leather District 10th→24th (Q1) Mission Hill 6th→2nd (Q2) Mattapan 12th→8th (Q2) South Boston Waterfront 8th→12th (Q2) Chinatown 22nd→18th (Q2) Leather District 24th→20th (Q2) West End 17th→21st (Q2) moved up Bay Village 16th→2nd (Q3) moved down Mission Hill 2nd→8th (Q3) South Boston Waterfront 12th→16th (Q3) West End 21st→17th (Q3) Leather District 21st→15th (Q4)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 12.0 to 14.6 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Charlestown 9th→4th (Q1) Brighton 12th→8th (Q1) moved down Longwood 5th→9th (Q1) Allston 6th→12th (Q1) Jamaica Plain 11th→16th (Q1) Chinatown 22nd→18th (Q1) Longwood 9th→5th (Q2) Bay Village 5th→16th (Q2) Leather District 17th→24th (Q2) Allston 9th→4th (Q3) Fenway 3rd→8th (Q3) Brighton 8th→13th (Q3) moved up Leather District 24th→17th (Q3) Bay Village 15th→3rd (Q4) Brighton 13th→9th (Q4) moved down Mission Hill 5th→10th (Q4) Longwood 7th→12th (Q4) Mattapan 9th→13th (Q4) Hyde Park 11th→16th (Q4)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 12.5 to 13.5 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Brighton 9th→13th (Q1) East Boston 11th→16th (Q1) moved up Allston 8th→4th (Q2) Bay Village 3rd→8th (Q2) South Boston Waterfront 4th→9th (Q2) Leather District 11th→17th (Q2)

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: property incidents were 42% (3,810), vehicle crimes were 26% (2,365), violent incidents were 22% (1,967) and public order incidents were 9% (797).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighborhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Read category comparisons with care. A category that jumps while the total hardly moves looks like a change in how offences are classified, not in what happened: Q1 2023: public order up 26% while the total moved 9%; Q3 2023: public order up 35% while the total moved 6%; Q1 2025: public order up 34% while the total moved 10%. The whole-area rate is the steadier guide.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

Left out: Harbor Islands. They have almost no residents: their crimes are against visitors, so a rate per resident says little about living there.

Leather District (14.2 per 1,000 from 9 crimes among 632 residents) and Bay Village (8.6 per 1,000 from 11 crimes among 1,284 residents) are places with few residents (under 3,000): a rate on so few people says little about living there, so they are not named as the lowest or highest.

The 25 neighborhoods on the map

Boston is made of 25 neighborhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are the neighborhoods of Analyze Boston (City of Boston): 666,320 residents between them.

Allston
Back Bay
Bay Village
Beacon Hill
Brighton
Charlestown
Chinatown
Dorchester
Downtown
East Boston
Fenway
Hyde Park
Jamaica Plain
Leather District
Longwood
Mattapan
Mission Hill
North End
Roslindale
Roxbury
South Boston
South Boston Waterfront
South End
West End
West Roxbury

All 25 neighborhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2022.
#	Neighborhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Public order	Rate vs Q1 2022	Places gained
1	North End	9,370	4.1	1.0	2.1	0.8	0.2	25%	1
2	Roslindale	30,671	4.4	1.0	1.9	1.4	0.1	21%	1
3	Fenway	33,257	6.2	1.5	3.3	1.0	0.5	69%	2
4	Allston	24,047	6.3	1.6	2.8	1.2	0.7	12%	2
5	Charlestown	20,032	7.0	1.3	2.6	2.5	0.5	13%	3
6	Mission Hill	15,802	7.3	1.5	3.9	1.6	0.3	2%	1
7	West Roxbury	31,560	7.8	1.5	3.0	2.8	0.5	10%	6
8	Bay Village †	1,284	8.6	3.1	2.3	3.1	0.0	15%	8
9	South Boston Waterfront	6,680	8.8	2.7	3.7	1.5	0.9	4%	2
10	Brighton	45,758	9.1	1.5	4.0	3.1	0.4	8%	4
11	Mattapan	28,105	9.7	2.6	3.5	3.1	0.4	17%	1
12	Longwood	4,560	9.9	2.0	4.4	3.3	0.2	50%	8
13	Beacon Hill	8,026	10.1	1.9	6.6	1.3	0.4	33%	6
14	East Boston	43,345	10.3	2.2	4.6	2.6	0.9	28%	5
15	Jamaica Plain	42,703	12.0	2.6	4.9	3.7	0.7	39%	3
16	Hyde Park	33,663	12.0	2.8	4.0	4.1	1.2	19%	1
17	Leather District †	632	14.2	4.8	3.2	4.8	1.6	55%	7
18	West End	8,249	15.0	3.8	6.2	1.7	3.4	33%	1
19	South Boston	37,478	16.6	3.2	6.3	4.3	2.8	24%	1
20	Dorchester	126,450	16.9	3.6	6.7	5.1	1.3	17%	–
21	South End	28,374	20.2	4.4	8.3	5.8	1.7	7%	1
22	Chinatown	4,585	21.6	3.3	9.6	3.0	5.2	60%	3
23	Roxbury	50,234	21.8	5.8	7.1	6.3	2.4	39%	2
24	Back Bay	18,187	26.7	3.2	21.2	1.6	0.6	22%	1
25	Downtown	13,268	41.6	10.7	20.5	4.4	5.7	9%	–

† Leather District and Bay Village are places with few residents. A rate on a very small number of residents or crimes is not comparable with the others.

Photographs

138 photographs of the 25 neighborhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 138 photographs and their credits

North End · Clough House 2025. Photo: Seasider53, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Roslindale · Rozzie Library. Photo: AndWat, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Fenway · Ell Hall - Northeastern University. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Allston · Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Charlestown · Boston Skyline from Malone Park, Chelsea, February 2014. Photo: Robbie Shade, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mission Hill · BostonFenwayFirehouse26June07. Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
West Roxbury · Parental School Stable & Carriage House, 1365–1375 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, Boston, MA. Photo: RGKMA, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bay Village · Bay Village. Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
South Boston Waterfront · CRISPR Therapeutics Building in Boston May 2026. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Brighton · Brighton Municipal Courthouse. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Longwood · Boston Medical Library. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · Acorn Street, Boston, United States (Unsplash). Photo: Michael Browning michaelwb, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
East Boston · Suffolk Downs Station from Airplane May 2025. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica Plain · Galway House Restaurant in Jamaica Plain, Boston July 2026. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hyde Park · George Wright Golf Course Clubhouse. Photo: SJMW1987, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
West End · Bulfinch Building - Massachusetts General Hospital. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Boston · Boston Skyline at Sunset from West Broadway April 2025 (Cropped). Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dorchester · Boston College High School Sign. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South End · Looking Across the Reflecting Pool Toward the Mother Church (First Church of Christ, Scientist). Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chinatown · Crossing-the-bridge Noodles Restaurant in Boston. Photo: Chris Rycroft, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Roxbury · Eastbound Platform at Weld Street, November 2021. Photo: Byron A. Nash from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Back Bay · Back Bay Events Center. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · Custom House Tower - Boston. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
North End · Coast Guard Station. Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Roslindale · Belgrade Avenue. Photo: AndWat, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Fenway · 252-264 Huntington Avenue Construction August 2025. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Allston · BU Bridge and Railroad Bridge from Charles River Bike Path August 2024. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Charlestown · Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library August 2026. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
West Roxbury · Washington Street, West Roxbury, #23311. Photo: Boston City Archives, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Bay Village · File:Bay Village Garden - Bay Village, Boston, MA - DSC08080.JPG. Photo: Daderot, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Boston Waterfront · Hauthaway &Amp; Sons/fire House. Photo: Boston Wharf Company, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Brighton · Brighton Looking North Down Winship Street. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Longwood · Winsor School. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · Charles MGH Station, January 2012. Photo: Josh Graciano from Concord NH, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
East Boston · Portside at East Pier. Photo: Lilybeans20101, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica Plain · Curtis Hall Community Center and Boston Public Library Jamaica Plain Branch July 2026. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
West End · Building at 138-142 Portland Street. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Boston · D Street - West Broadway, Boston, MA, USA. Photo: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dorchester · Boston Skyline from Near JFK Library November 2024. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South End · Yarmouth Street. Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chinatown · Chinatown, Boston, MA, USA. Photo: bynyalcin, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Roxbury · Northbound Platform at Bray Street, November 2021. Photo: Byron A. Nash from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Back Bay · Back Bay Station Interior August 2026. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · 125 High Street - Boston. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
North End · Boston - North End. Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fenway · Bluebikes Station at Lansdowne May 2026. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Allston · Boston Public Library Honan-Allston Branch June 2025. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Charlestown · Sullivan Square Station Dedication Plaque. Photo: Pi.1415926535, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Bay Village · File:Fayette Street, Bay Village, Boston, MA - DSC08074.JPG. Photo: Daderot, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Boston Waterfront · Congress Street from Boston Wharf Road, December 2024. Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Brighton · Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Longwood · Harvard Medical School. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · Charles MGH Station Headhouse, April 2018. Photo: Eric F. James from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica Plain · Green Street Station from Across Green Street, May 2012. Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
West End · Back Bay Skyline and Charles MGH Station, September 2015. Photo: oliver.dodd, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Boston · D Street - West Broadway, Boston, MA, USA. Photo: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dorchester · John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Interior Lattice November 2024. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South End · The Mother Church (First Church of Christ, Scientist) by the Reflecting Pool. Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chinatown · Varied Buildings. Photo: hsivonen, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Roxbury · Boston Public Library Egleston Square. Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Back Bay · Harvard Club of Boston (Commonwealth Avenue Clubhouse). Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · 125 Summer Street - Boston. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fenway · First Church of Christ, Scientist (Archway & Reflecting Pool Entrance). Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Allston · Harvard Business School. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Boston Waterfront · Harbor Towers. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Brighton · Boston Police District 14 Building Dec 2024. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Longwood · Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · Boston - Massachusetts State House - Statue Daniel Webster. Photo: giggel, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica Plain · Green Street MBTA Orange Line Station Headhouse, July 2024. Photo: IliketrainsR211T, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
West End · Boston Sunrise from the West End. Photo: R Boed, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Boston · D Street - West Broadway, Boston, MA, USA. Photo: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dorchester · JFK Library. Photo: scherbina, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South End · Keswick Street. Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chinatown · Chinatown Boston Series, Ricoh GXR, 50/2.5 (A12). Photo: soelin, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Roxbury · Madison Park Technical Vocational High School. Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Back Bay · Crowninshield House. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · 2010 AdamsCourthouse Boston. Photo: Emmanuel Huybrechts from Montreal, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fenway · Boylston Street at Jersey Street, February 2022. Photo: Judith GO from Boston, USA, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Allston · Harvard Business School - Baker Library. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Boston Waterfront · Boston, Museum Wharf, Hood Milk Bottle. Photo: openroads.com, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Brighton · Veronica Smith Senior Center in Brighton Primary Election. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Longwood · Looking Southeast Along Longwood Avenue, December 2024. Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · 114 Mount Vernon Street, Beacon Hill, Boston, 2007. Photo: DimiTalen, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica Plain · Westbound Platform at Walnut Avenue, November 2021. Photo: Byron A. Nash from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
West End · Ether Dome Landmark Plaque. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dorchester · Aerial View of UMass Boston Campus, September 1993. Photo: Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South End · Tree with Pink Blossom Outside Building Entrance. Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Roxbury · Higginson-Lewis School Roxbury MA. Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Back Bay · Berkeley Building. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · South Station Boston. Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fenway · Commonwealth Avenue Mall from Bowker Overpass, February 2022. Photo: Judith GO from Boston, USA, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Allston · Amory Street Station at Night, August 2022. Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Brighton · Commonwealth and Washington Boston MA 2025-04-24 08-38-08. Photo: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Longwood · Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · Flag of Springfield Example in Beacon Hill Hall of Flags. Photo: Simtropolitan, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica Plain · Northbound Platform at Dimock Street, November 2021. Photo: Byron A. Nash from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
West End · Entrance to Liberty. Photo: m_e, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Dorchester · John F Kennedy Presidential Library June 2017. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South End · Looking West Along Queensberry Street. Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Roxbury · Dillaway School. Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Back Bay · Calendar Light Library of the Church of the Christian Scientists. Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · 2011 BostonOperaHouse Massachusetts. Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fenway · 360 Newbury Street. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Allston · Brighton Music Hall. Photo: Xanderroth11, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Brighton · Boston, MA, USA. Photo: Stanley Nova, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Longwood · Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · 59 Hancock Street, Beacon Hill, Boston, 2007. Photo: DimiTalen, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
West End · West End, Boston. Photo: massmatt, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Dorchester · Boston, Dorchester Avenue, Peabody Square, June 2012. Photo: MassDOT, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
South End · Doorway to the Mother Church (First Church of Christ, Scientist). Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Roxbury · Arrival Information Screen at Bray Street Stop, November 2021. Photo: MBTA, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Back Bay · Commonwealth Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue. Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · Bedford Building, Boston, Massachusetts. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fenway · Boylston Street East of Park Drive, February 2022. Photo: Judith GO from Boston, USA, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Allston · Dillon Fieldhouse at Harvard University. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Brighton · Winship Street, Brighton, Boston Feb 2025. Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Longwood · Emmanuel College - Boston, Massachusetts. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · American Meteorological Society. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South End · Faneuil Hall. Photo: Bayo O, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Back Bay · Back Bay West, Boston, MA, USA. Photo: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · Boston - Old State House. Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fenway · Pierce Boston Tower. Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Allston · Cambridge - USA - Dunster House - John Weeks Bridge - Mather House. Photo: Edgar El, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Longwood · Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · 2008 CharlesSt Boston. Photo: Allie_Caulfield from Germany, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South End · Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston 1. Photo: Stefan14776, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Back Bay · Back Bay East, Boston, MA, USA. Photo: Eric Friedebach, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · 160 Federal Street Entrance. Photo: Mikael Häggström, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fenway · Boston University Marsh Chapel. Photo: Stanley Nova, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Allston · Harvard Stadium. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Longwood · Simmons University. Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · 2007 CharlesSt Boston. Photo: tyler craft from st. louis, usa, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South End · South End Boston. Photo: Thomas Julin, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Back Bay · (USA-Massachusetts) View Boston View Towards East 2024-06-09. Photo: S5A-0043, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · 160 Federal Street Entrance (High Street Side). Photo: Mikael Häggström, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill · Boston, MA, USA. Photo: bynyalcin, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South End · Appleton and Dartmouth. Photo: Boston_Starbucks_Rebel (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Downtown · Boston - Marriott's Custom House Tower. Photo: Edgar El, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data published by the Boston Police Department (BPD) through the Analyze Boston open data platform (data.boston.gov), containing public sector information released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (public domain).

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Neighborhood boundaries are defined by Analyze Boston (City of Boston) and simplified by CrimesLog. The photographs are credited under each picture.

Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighborhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighborhood.

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