Neighborhood overview
South End, Boston
Recent police-feed safety data for South End in Boston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 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)
595 / 100k local
vs Boston 549 / 100k citywide (+8%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+57%)
Property
3,774 / 100k local
vs Boston 2,068 / 100k citywide (+82%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+95%)
~28,633 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)
Recent activity (424 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (34% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 7 week-over-week (1 this week, 8 the week before).
- · property reports down 6 week-over-week (32 this week, 38 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 3 week-over-week (47 this week, 50 the week before).
- · Most reports in South End occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 34% 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.