Neighborhood overview

Roxbury, Boston

Recent police-feed safety data for Roxbury in Boston, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Roxbury reports close to Boston's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    247 / 100k local

    vs Boston 208 / 100k citywide (+19%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-25%)

  • Property

    2,393 / 100k local

    vs Boston 2,819 / 100k citywide (-15%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+55%)

~92,125 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 (790 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (31% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 9 week-over-week (16 this week, 25 the week before).
  • · property reports up 12 week-over-week (52 this week, 40 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 23 week-over-week (121 this week, 98 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Roxbury occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 31% 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.