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West Roxbury, Boston · Boston PD

West Roxbury crime and safety

Boston PD published 58 crime reports in West Roxbury over the last 30 days, 13 of them for violent crime. 13 came in the last 7 days, down 32% on the week before. With 2.4 violent reports per square mile, it is the safest of the 19 Boston neighborhoods ranked.

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Reports, 30 days
58
Last 7 days
13
−32% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
13
Safety rank
1 / 19
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in West Roxbury#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft14 · 24%
  2. Violent13 · 22%
  3. Other11 · 19%
  4. Vandalism & Arson9 · 16%
  5. Drugs & Alcohol8 · 14%
  6. Vehicle2 · 3%
  7. Weapons1 · 2%

Most common offenses#

  1. Vandalism9
  2. Drugs - Possession/ Sale/ Manufacturing/ Use8
  3. Larceny Shoplifting6
  4. Violation - Restraining Order (No Arrest)6
  5. Assault - Simple5

How West Roxbury compares#

2.4 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 West Roxbury safe?

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By police reports, West Roxbury is one of the safer parts of Boston: 2.4 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 14.

How can I check a specific street in West Roxbury?

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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?

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

Neighborhoods near West Roxbury#

  • Roslindalerank 2
  • Hyde Parkrank 3
  • Jamaica Plainrank 7
  • Mattapanrank 10
  • Roxburyrank 14
  • Mission Hillrank 15
  • Allston/Brightonrank 6
  • Dorchesterrank 11

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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