Neighborhood overview

West Roxbury, Boston

Recent police-feed safety data for West Roxbury in Boston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Boston police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

West Roxbury reports lower per-capita rates than Boston citywide.

  • Violent (persons)

    107 / 100k local

    vs Boston 364 / 100k citywide (-71%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-72%)

  • Property

    739 / 100k local

    vs Boston 1,752 / 100k citywide (-58%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-62%)

~30,697 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~140 days · newest report Apr 21, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)

Recent activity (217 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (36% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 4 the week before).
  • · property reports down 4 week-over-week (9 this week, 13 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 29 week-over-week (28 this week, 57 the week before).
  • · Most reports in West Roxbury occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 36% 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.