Neighborhood overview
Area 2/MIT, Cambridge
Recent police-feed safety data for Area 2/MIT in Cambridge, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Cambridge police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Area 2/MIT reports lower per-capita rates than Cambridge citywide.
Violent (persons)
0 / 100k local
vs Cambridge 385 / 100k citywide (-100%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-100%)
Property
1,057 / 100k local
vs Cambridge 2,449 / 100k citywide (-57%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-45%)
~5,675 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~140 days · newest report May 31, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~140-day data window with 23 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (16 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (38% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 4 week-over-week (2 this week, 6 the week before).
- · Most reports in Area 2/MIT occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.