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Roxbury crime and safety

Boston PD published 381 crime reports in Roxbury over the last 30 days, 107 of them for violent crime. 84 came in the last 7 days, down 16% on the week before. With 27 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 14 of 19 Boston neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 28% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
381
Last 7 days
84
−16% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
107
Safety rank
14 / 19
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Roxbury#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Violent107 · 28%
  2. Theft100 · 26%
  3. Other53 · 14%
  4. Drugs & Alcohol45 · 12%
  5. Vandalism & Arson39 · 10%
  6. Vehicle29 · 8%
  7. Burglary7 · 2%
  8. Weapons1 · 0%

Most common offenses#

  1. Assault - Simple50
  2. Drugs - Possession/ Sale/ Manufacturing/ Use41
  3. Vandalism39
  4. Val - Violation Of Auto Law36
  5. Larceny All Others30

How Roxbury compares#

27 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 Roxbury safe?

Roxbury has more violent crime reports than most of Boston: 27 per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 14. Reports concentrate on a few blocks, so check the exact streets you care about.

How can I check a specific street in Roxbury?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

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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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