Neighborhood overview

A1: Downtown, North End, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Boston

Recent police-feed safety data for A1: Downtown, North End, Beacon Hill, Chinatown in Boston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

A1: Downtown, North End, Beacon Hill, Chinatown reports higher per-capita rates than Boston citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    195 / 100k local

    vs Boston 137 / 100k citywide (+42%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-41%)

  • Property

    1,979 / 100k local

    vs Boston 1,361 / 100k citywide (+45%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+28%)

~50,054 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~56 days · newest report 4/21/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~56-day data window — read the grade as provisional. When the upstream feed refreshes, the longer window will tighten the comparison.

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.

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