Neighborhood overview
Mattapan, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for Mattapan in Boston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Mattapan reports higher per-capita rates than Boston citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
1,042 / 100k local
vs Boston 558 / 100k citywide (+87%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+175%)
Property
1,978 / 100k local
vs Boston 2,067 / 100k citywide (-4%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+2%)
~43,196 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 (510 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (33% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 9 week-over-week (16 this week, 7 the week before).
- · property reports up 11 week-over-week (34 this week, 23 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 20 week-over-week (85 this week, 65 the week before).
- · Most reports in Mattapan 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.