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Charlestown, Boston · Boston PD

Charlestown crime and safety

Boston PD published 24 crime reports in Charlestown over the last 30 days, 7 of them for violent crime. 6 came in the last 7 days, up 20% on the week before. With 5.1 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 4 of 19 Boston neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 83% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
24
Last 7 days
6
+20% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
7
Safety rank
4 / 19
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Charlestown#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft8 · 33%
  2. Violent7 · 29%
  3. Other5 · 21%
  4. Vehicle3 · 13%
  5. Burglary1 · 4%

Most common offenses#

  1. Val - Violation Of Auto Law4
  2. Assault - Simple3
  3. Larceny All Others3
  4. Larceny Theft From Building3
  5. Assault - Aggravated2

How Charlestown compares#

5.1 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 Charlestown safe?

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By police reports, Charlestown is one of the safer parts of Boston: 5.1 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 14.

How can I check a specific street in Charlestown?

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Search the address on the Warden map to see registered sex offenders around it; the Warden app maps every published police report around the addresses you save.

Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Charlestown#

  • West Endrank 18
  • North Endrank 13
  • Government Center/Faneuil Hall
  • Beacon Hillrank 12
  • Financial District/Downtownrank 19
  • Bay Village
  • Chinatown
  • Back Bayrank 17

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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