Neighborhood overview
Riverside, Cambridge
Recent police-feed safety data for Riverside in Cambridge, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Cambridge police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Riverside reports close to Cambridge's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
614 / 100k local
vs Cambridge 501 / 100k citywide (+23%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+62%)
Property
2,876 / 100k local
vs Cambridge 3,100 / 100k citywide (-7%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+49%)
~12,601 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~140 days · newest report Sep 1, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. The city's latest published reports are about 37 days old, so this grade lags current conditions.
Recent activity (56 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (43% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 0 the week before).
- · property reports up 2 week-over-week (8 this week, 6 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 4 week-over-week (1 this week, 5 the week before).
- · Most reports in Riverside occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 43% 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.