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South Boston crime and safety

Boston PD published 166 crime reports in South Boston over the last 30 days, 36 of them for violent crime. 34 came in the last 7 days, down 21% on the week before. With 12 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 8 of 19 Boston neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 61% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
166
Last 7 days
34
−21% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
36
Safety rank
8 / 19
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in South Boston#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft58 · 35%
  2. Violent36 · 22%
  3. Drugs & Alcohol27 · 16%
  4. Vandalism & Arson19 · 11%
  5. Vehicle13 · 8%
  6. Burglary9 · 5%
  7. Other4 · 2%

Most common offenses#

  1. Drugs - Possession/ Sale/ Manufacturing/ Use27
  2. Assault - Simple23
  3. Vandalism19
  4. Larceny Shoplifting18
  5. Larceny Theft From Building13

How South Boston compares#

12 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 South Boston safe?

South Boston sits near the middle of Boston's neighborhoods: 12 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 14.

How can I check a specific street in South 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 South Boston 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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