Roxbury, MA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 93%

Violent crime 235%

Property crime 67%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Roxbury_{/100k people}	Boston_{/100k people}	Massachusetts_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	18,331	4,796 (estimate)	2,639	1,507	2,489
Murder	56	n/a	8.1	2.2	5.0
Rape	278	n/a	40.0	32.0	42.6
Robbery	1,172	n/a	168.7	52.4	81.6
Assault	2,818	n/a	405.7	241.0	250.2
Violent crime	4,324	1,271 (estimate)	622	328	379
Burglary	1,853	n/a	266.7	179.0	340.5
Theft	11,000	n/a	1,583.5	911.8	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	1,154	n/a	166.1	89.0	219.9
Property crime	14,007	3,525 (estimate)	2,016	1,180	2,110

Key findings

Roxbury crime rates are 93% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Roxbury are 235% higher than the national average
In Roxbury you have a 1 in 21 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Roxbury is safer than 13% of the cities in Massachusetts
Year over year crime in Boston has not changed

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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 lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Roxbury crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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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 79

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Roxbury is 1 in 29

The chance of being a victim of crime in Roxbury is 1 in 21

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	4,551	72	266

There are a total of 4,551 sex offenders in Massachusetts. This yields a total of 72 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}
Dover, MA	2,453	16	212	229
Milton, MA	27,351	40	222	262
Lexington, MA	32,936	50	228	278
Sharon, MA	5,841	47	248	295
Winchester, MA	22,491	31	385	416
Wellesley, MA	28,909	24	405	428
Arlington, MA	44,408	75	366	441
Boston, MA	658,279	622	2,016	2,639

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Washington, DC	659,009	977	4,246	5,223
Memphis, TN	655,857	1,901	6,128	8,030
Denver, CO	663,303	749	3,744	4,492
Seattle, WA	668,849	585	4,496	5,081
Nashville, TN	643,771	1,073	4,041	5,114
Boston, MA	658,279	622	2,016	2,639

Source: The Roxbury, Boston, MA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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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