Neighborhood overview
South Boston Waterfront, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for South Boston Waterfront in Boston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 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)
312 / 100k local
vs Boston 549 / 100k citywide (-43%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-18%)
Property
580 / 100k local
vs Boston 2,068 / 100k citywide (-72%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-70%)
~6,498 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~126 days · newest report Oct 11, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~126-day data window with 18 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (42 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (33% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 2 week-over-week (3 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports flat week-over-week (3 this week, 3 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports flat week-over-week (4 this week, 4 the week before).
- · Most reports in South Boston Waterfront 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.