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East Boston crime and safety

Boston PD published 93 crime reports in East Boston over the last 30 days, 32 of them for violent crime. 18 came in the last 7 days, down 10% on the week before. With 6.8 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 5 of 19 Boston neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 78% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
93
Last 7 days
18
−10% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
32
Safety rank
5 / 19
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in East Boston#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Violent32 · 34%
  2. Theft22 · 24%
  3. Other14 · 15%
  4. Drugs & Alcohol10 · 11%
  5. Vehicle7 · 8%
  6. Vandalism & Arson7 · 8%
  7. Weapons1 · 1%

Most common offenses#

  1. Assault - Simple13
  2. Drugs - Possession/ Sale/ Manufacturing/ Use10
  3. Harassment/ Criminal Harassment9
  4. Val - Violation Of Auto Law7
  5. Vandalism7

How East Boston compares#

6.8 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 East Boston safe?

By police reports, East Boston is one of the safer parts of Boston: 6.8 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 14.

How can I check a specific street in East Boston?

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

Neighborhoods near East Boston#

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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