Neighborhood overview
Charlestown, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for Charlestown in Boston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Charlestown reports lower per-capita rates than Boston citywide.
Violent (persons)
208 / 100k local
vs Boston 558 / 100k citywide (-63%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-45%)
Property
862 / 100k local
vs Boston 2,067 / 100k citywide (-58%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-55%)
~19,486 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~126 days · newest report Oct 7, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (103 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (33% of the window).
- · property reports up 2 week-over-week (10 this week, 8 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 12 week-over-week (21 this week, 9 the week before).
- · Most reports in Charlestown occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 33% 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.