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Chinatown, Boston · Boston PD

Chinatown crime and safety

Boston PD published 20 crime reports in Chinatown over the last 30 days, 8 of them for violent crime. 3 came in the last 7 days, down 50% on the week before. At 0.2 square miles it is too small to rank fairly, so compare its blocks on the map instead.

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Reports, 30 days
20
Last 7 days
3
−50% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
8
Safety rank
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too small to rank

What is reported in Chinatown#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Violent8 · 40%
  2. Other5 · 25%
  3. Theft4 · 20%
  4. Vehicle2 · 10%
  5. Drugs & Alcohol1 · 5%

Most common offenses#

  1. Assault - Simple4
  2. Robbery4
  3. Val - Violation Of Auto Law3
  4. Larceny Theft From Building2
  5. Larceny Theft From Mv - Non-Accessory2

How Chinatown compares#

The full list is on the safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Boston page.

Questions#

Is Chinatown safe?

Chinatown is too small for a fair per-square-mile comparison. Its 20 reports over 30 days are listed above by type and block.

How can I check a specific street in Chinatown?

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?

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

Neighborhoods near Chinatown#

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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