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Beacon Hill crime and safety

Boston PD published 40 crime reports in Beacon Hill over the last 30 days, 5 of them for violent crime. 10 came in the last 7 days, the same as the week before. With 15 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 12 of 19 Boston neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 39% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
40
Last 7 days
10
no change vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
5
Safety rank
12 / 19
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Beacon Hill#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft17 · 43%
  2. Vandalism & Arson7 · 18%
  3. Violent5 · 13%
  4. Vehicle5 · 13%
  5. Drugs & Alcohol3 · 8%
  6. Other2 · 5%
  7. Weapons1 · 3%

Most common offenses#

  1. Larceny Shoplifting12
  2. Vandalism6
  3. Assault - Simple3
  4. Drugs - Possession/ Sale/ Manufacturing/ Use3
  5. Larceny All Others2

How Beacon Hill compares#

15 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against 14 for the median Boston neighborhood and 12 city-wide. The full list is on the safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Boston page.

Questions#

Is Beacon Hill safe?

Beacon Hill sits near the middle of Boston's neighborhoods: 15 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 14.

How can I check a specific street in Beacon Hill?

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Where do these numbers come from?

From Boston PD's public crime reports for the last 30 days, placed in Beacon Hill using City of Boston neighborhood boundaries. Warden recomputes them every few hours; last at Nov 4, 8:14 AM ET.

Neighborhoods near Beacon Hill#

About this data#

Boston Police Department via bostonopendata-boston.opendata.arcgis.com. Neighborhood boundaries: City of Boston neighborhood boundaries. Reports are preliminary records, located to the block, and do not include every incident police handle. All agencies: data sources.

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