Neighborhood overview
Jamaica Plain, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for Jamaica Plain in Boston, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Jamaica Plain reports below Boston's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
144 / 100k local
vs Boston 208 / 100k citywide (-31%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-56%)
Property
2,229 / 100k local
vs Boston 2,819 / 100k citywide (-21%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+44%)
~53,527 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 (419 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (39% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (5 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports flat week-over-week (32 this week, 32 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 5 week-over-week (57 this week, 62 the week before).
- · Most reports in Jamaica Plain occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 39% 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.