Neighborhood overview

Back Bay, Boston

Recent police-feed safety data for Back Bay in Boston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Back Bay reports notably higher per-capita rates than Boston citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.

  • Violent (persons)

    799 / 100k local

    vs Boston 364 / 100k citywide (+120%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+111%)

  • Property

    8,907 / 100k local

    vs Boston 1,752 / 100k citywide (+408%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+361%)

~16,451 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~140 days · newest report Apr 21, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)

Recent activity (373 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (38% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 2 week-over-week (4 this week, 2 the week before).
  • · property reports down 6 week-over-week (39 this week, 45 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 20 week-over-week (51 this week, 31 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Back Bay occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 38% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

Explore Back Bay in the live app

City Awareness · Crime Map · Neighborhood Watch

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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.