Neighborhood overview

East Cambridge, Cambridge

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

B

Safety Index

East Cambridge reports below Cambridge's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    239 / 100k local

    vs Cambridge 385 / 100k citywide (-38%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-37%)

  • Property

    1,658 / 100k local

    vs Cambridge 2,449 / 100k citywide (-32%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-14%)

~12,578 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)

Recent activity (27 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (44% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 0 the week before).
  • · property reports up 1 week-over-week (4 this week, 3 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
  • · Most reports in East Cambridge occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 44% 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.