Neighborhood overview

West Roxbury, Boston

Recent police-feed safety data for West Roxbury in Boston, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 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)

    50 / 100k local

    vs Boston 208 / 100k citywide (-76%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-85%)

  • Property

    668 / 100k local

    vs Boston 2,819 / 100k citywide (-76%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (-57%)

~92,125 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~175 days · newest report 4/21/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Recent activity (302 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (38% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (5 this week, 4 the week before).
  • · property reports down 10 week-over-week (12 this week, 22 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 33 week-over-week (38 this week, 71 the week before).
  • · Most reports in West Roxbury occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 38% 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.

West Roxbury, Boston safety overview · CommunitySafe