Neighborhood overview
South Boston, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for South Boston in Boston, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
South Boston reports close to Boston's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
186 / 100k local
vs Boston 208 / 100k citywide (-11%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-43%)
Property
3,212 / 100k local
vs Boston 2,819 / 100k citywide (+14%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+107%)
~59,538 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 (601 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (35% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (10 this week, 10 the week before).
- · property reports up 7 week-over-week (49 this week, 42 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 31 week-over-week (71 this week, 102 the week before).
- · Most reports in South Boston occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 35% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
Explore South Boston in the live app
Awareness · Crime Map · Safety Index · Trend Feed · Neighborhood Watch
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.