Neighborhood overview
South Boston Waterfront, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for South Boston Waterfront 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 Waterfront reports lower per-capita rates than Boston citywide.
Violent (persons)
65 / 100k local
vs Boston 280 / 100k citywide (-77%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-80%)
Property
216 / 100k local
vs Boston 1,997 / 100k citywide (-89%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (-86%)
~26,028 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~182 days · newest report 4/21/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (50 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (32% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports down 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 2 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports flat week-over-week (10 this week, 10 the week before).
- · Most reports in South Boston Waterfront occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 32% 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.