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Dorchester crime and safety

Boston PD published 360 crime reports in Dorchester over the last 30 days, 87 of them for violent crime. 80 came in the last 7 days, down 7% on the week before. With 14 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 11 of 19 Boston neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 44% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
360
Last 7 days
80
−7% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
87
Safety rank
11 / 19
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Dorchester#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft105 · 29%
  2. Violent87 · 24%
  3. Vehicle46 · 13%
  4. Drugs & Alcohol43 · 12%
  5. Other35 · 10%
  6. Vandalism & Arson29 · 8%
  7. Burglary11 · 3%
  8. Weapons4 · 1%

Most common offenses#

  1. Larceny Shoplifting45
  2. Drugs - Possession/ Sale/ Manufacturing/ Use43
  3. Assault - Simple30
  4. Harassment/ Criminal Harassment28
  5. Vandalism28

How Dorchester compares#

14 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 Dorchester safe?

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

How can I check a specific street in Dorchester?

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 Dorchester using City of Boston neighborhood boundaries. Warden recomputes them every few hours; last at Nov 4, 8:14 AM ET.

Neighborhoods near Dorchester#

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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