Neighborhood overview
Roxbury, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for Roxbury in Boston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Roxbury reports higher per-capita rates than Boston citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
1,146 / 100k local
vs Boston 558 / 100k citywide (+105%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+202%)
Property
2,132 / 100k local
vs Boston 2,067 / 100k citywide (+3%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+10%)
~55,580 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 (982 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (35% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 5 week-over-week (23 this week, 28 the week before).
- · property reports up 1 week-over-week (58 this week, 57 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 8 week-over-week (138 this week, 130 the week before).
- · Most reports in Roxbury occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 35% 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.