Violent crime
680 per 100,000 residents, per year
290 reported in the last 12 months
−35% vs. Boston (1,041)
Data through September 2026, Boston Police Department
Crime in East Boston, Boston
The violent crime rate in East Boston is 680 per 100,000 residents per year, 35% below Boston as a whole (1,041). It ranks 15 of 23 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
1,454 per 100,000 residents, per year
620 reported in the last 12 months
−35% vs. Boston (2,236)
All reported
2,437 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,039 reported in the last 12 months
−34% vs. Boston (3,676)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 42,629 for East Boston. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where East Boston sits in Boston
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East Boston is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 15 of 23. Nearby in the ranking: Longwood (832), Beacon Hill (765), Mission Hill (669), Allston (492).
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in East Boston |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 38 |
| Nov 2025 | 19 |
| Dec 2025 | 13 |
| Jan 2026 | 18 |
| Feb 2026 | 15 |
| Mar 2026 | 23 |
| Apr 2026 | 24 |
| May 2026 | 30 |
| Jun 2026 | 30 |
| Jul 2026 | 30 |
| Aug 2026 | 22 |
| Sep 2026 | 28 |
When crime happens in East Boston
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in East Boston happened between 3 pm and 10 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour 5 pm
No chart for violent crime: fewer than 300 incidents in 12 months, too few to show a pattern by hour.
Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by Boston Police Department; 5% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 am | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 am | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 9 am | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 10 am | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 11 am | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 12 pm | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 1 pm | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 pm | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| 3 pm | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| 4 pm | 19 | 42 | 61 |
| 5 pm | 20 | 54 | 74 |
| 6 pm | 9 | 35 | 44 |
| 7 pm | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| 8 pm | 10 | 34 | 44 |
| 9 pm | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 10 pm | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| 11 pm | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 am | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 1 am | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 am | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 am | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 am | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 am | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Total with a known time | 177 | 414 | 591 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 270 | 633 | −32% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 18 | 42 | −58% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 4.7 | +21% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 353 | 828 | −37% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 123 | 289 | −18% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 74 | 174 | −6% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 38 | 89 | −66% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 32 | 75 | −38% |
| Drug offensesOther | 123 | 289 | −20% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 6 | 14 | −65% |
Source and dates
b973d8cb-eeb2-4e7e-99da-c92938efc9c0- Source
- Boston Police Department, via Analyze Boston (dataset b973d8cb-eeb2-4e7e-99da-c92938efc9c0), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 42,629 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Boston, MA
- All neighborhoods
- Boston neighborhoods by reported crime rate