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Crime Index: (100 is Safest)

Crime rates for Boston, MA

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Boston zip codes02108, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02119, 02120

POPULATION
589,141

Boston Crime Rates

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CRIME INDEX

9

100 is safest


This city is safer than 9% of the cities in the US.

city Annual Crimes

VIOLENT PROPERTY TOTAL
6,941 28,697 35,638
annual crimes per 1,000 residents
11.78 48.71 60.49




  • Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 4.7
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in Boston
    1 in 85
  • in Massachusetts
    1 in 217
11.78
4.60
Boston Massachusetts
Boston violent crimes
Population: 589,141
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 61 272 2,436 4,172
RATE PER 1,000 0.10 0.46 4.14 7.08
United States violent crimes
Population: 296,410,404
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 16,692 93,934 417,122 862,947
RATE PER 1,000 0.06 0.32 1.41 2.91
  • Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 34.3
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in Boston
    1 in 21
  • in Massachusetts
    1 in 41
48.71
23.82
Boston Massachusetts
Boston property crimes
Population: 589,141
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 4,642 18,501 5,554
RATE PER 1,000 7.88 31.40 9.43
United States property crimes
Population: 296,410,404
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 2,154,126 6,776,807 1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000 7.27 22.86 4.17
  • Crimes Per Square Mile

645
68
Boston Massachusetts
  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 49.6


About Boston crime rates

With a crime rate of 60 per one thousand residents, Boston has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 17. Within Massachusetts, more than 90% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Boston.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Boston has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Boston is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Boston does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Boston.

For Boston, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included forcible rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Boston is one in 85.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Boston experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Boston's rate for property crime is 49 per one thousand population. This makes Boston a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Boston is one in 21.

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