Neighborhood overview
South End, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for South End in Boston, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
South End reports higher per-capita rates than Boston citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
410 / 100k local
vs Boston 280 / 100k citywide (+46%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+25%)
Property
3,128 / 100k local
vs Boston 1,997 / 100k citywide (+57%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+102%)
~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 (372 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (38% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (9 this week, 9 the week before).
- · property reports down 8 week-over-week (19 this week, 27 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 5 week-over-week (46 this week, 51 the week before).
- · Most reports in South End occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 38% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
Explore South End 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.