Neighborhood overview
Charlestown, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for Charlestown in Boston, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Charlestown reports lower per-capita rates than Boston citywide.
Violent (persons)
58 / 100k local
vs Boston 208 / 100k citywide (-72%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-82%)
Property
725 / 100k local
vs Boston 2,819 / 100k citywide (-74%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (-53%)
~50,054 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~175 days · newest report 4/21/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (112 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (33% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 3 week-over-week (1 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports down 3 week-over-week (9 this week, 12 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 1 week-over-week (12 this week, 13 the week before).
- · Most reports in Charlestown occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 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. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.