Neighborhood overview

Beacon Hill, Boston

Recent police-feed safety data for Beacon Hill 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

Beacon Hill reports lower per-capita rates than Boston citywide.

  • Violent (persons)

    65 / 100k local

    vs Boston 280 / 100k citywide (-77%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-80%)

  • Property

    424 / 100k local

    vs Boston 1,997 / 100k citywide (-79%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (-73%)

~26,028 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~182 days · newest report 4/21/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Recent activity (74 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (36% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (2 this week, 1 the week before).
  • · property reports up 2 week-over-week (6 this week, 4 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 6 week-over-week (12 this week, 6 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Beacon Hill occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 36% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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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.

Beacon Hill, Boston safety overview · CommunitySafe