Roxbury, MA Crime Rates & Crime Map

Reported Annual Crime In Roxbury

Statistic	Reported_incidents	Roxbury_{/100k people}	Boston_{/100k people}	Massachusetts_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	19,256	5,031 (estimate)	2,857	1,938	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Roxbury_{/100k people}	Boston_{/100k people}	Massachusetts_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	49	n/a	7.3	2.0	5.3
Rape	278	n/a	41.3	31.2	40.4
Robbery	1,530	n/a	227.0	78.8	102.8
Assault	2,910	n/a	431.8	265.0	248.5
Violent crime	4,767	1,394 (estimate)	707	377	386
Burglary	1,837	n/a	272.6	281.8	468.9
Theft	11,429	n/a	1,696.0	1,161.0	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	1,223	n/a	181.5	118.3	236.9
Property crime	14,489	3,637 (estimate)	2,150	1,561	2,451

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The Roxbury crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Roxbury as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The Roxbury crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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The overall crime rate in Roxbury is 77% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 13.78 daily crimes that occur in Roxbury.
Roxbury is safer than 20% of the cities in the Massachusetts.
In Roxbury you have a 1 in 20 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Boston has decreased by 5%.

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Daily Crime In Roxbury (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Roxbury

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Roxbury is 1 in 72

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Roxbury is 1 in 28

The chance of being a victim of crime in Roxbury is 1 in 20

Year Over Year Crime In Boston (per 100,000 people)

Boston police department

Item	Roxbury	Boston	Massachusetts
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	2,700	11,659
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.3	2.2

Sex offenders in Massachusetts

State	Total offenders	Massachusetts_/100K	National_/100K
Massachusetts	3,876	61	222

There are a total of 3,876 sex offenders in Massachusetts. This yields a total of 61 sex offenders in Massachusetts per 100,000 residents which is 73% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Sharon, MA	5,841	77	341	418
Lexington, MA	32,936	68	392	461
Wellesley, MA	28,909	45	547	592
Needham, MA	30,167	20	576	595
Arlington, MA	44,408	120	507	627
Cochituate, MA	6,940	123	508	630
Dover, MA	2,453	33	599	632
Boston, MA	658,279	707	2,150	2,857

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Washington, DC	659,009	1,132	4,648	5,780
Memphis, TN	655,857	1,820	5,635	7,455
Denver, CO	663,303	657	3,590	4,247
Seattle, WA	668,849	613	5,488	6,101
Nashville, TN	643,771	1,102	3,697	4,799
Boston, MA	658,279	707	2,150	2,857

Source: The Roxbury, Boston, MA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.

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