Neighborhood overview
Dorchester, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for Dorchester in Boston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Dorchester reports close to Boston's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
632 / 100k local
vs Boston 558 / 100k citywide (+13%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+67%)
Property
1,903 / 100k local
vs Boston 2,067 / 100k citywide (-8%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-2%)
~100,752 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 (1,018 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (36% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 4 week-over-week (14 this week, 18 the week before).
- · property reports up 6 week-over-week (82 this week, 76 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 11 week-over-week (112 this week, 123 the week before).
- · Most reports in Dorchester occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.