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Data through September 2026, Boston Police Department

Crime in Jamaica Plain, Boston

The violent crime rate in Jamaica Plain is 941 per 100,000 residents per year, 10% below Boston as a whole (1,041). It ranks 10 of 23 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

941 per 100,000 residents, per year

385 reported in the last 12 months

−10% vs. Boston (1,041)

Property crime

2,017 per 100,000 residents, per year

825 reported in the last 12 months

−10% vs. Boston (2,236)

All reported

3,284 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,343 reported in the last 12 months

−11% vs. Boston (3,676)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 40,893 for Jamaica Plain. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where Jamaica Plain sits in Boston

rank 10 of 23
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Jamaica Plain is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 10 of 23. Nearby in the ranking: Mattapan (1,202), South Boston Waterfront (1,028), South Boston (932), Hyde Park (867).

Violent crime, month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
Violent crimes in Jamaica Plain by month
MonthViolent crimes in Jamaica Plain
Oct 202532
Nov 202521
Dec 202528
Jan 202631
Feb 202612
Mar 202637
Apr 202635
May 202639
Jun 202639
Jul 202635
Aug 202629
Sep 202647

When crime happens in Jamaica Plain

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Jamaica Plain happened between noon and 8 pm. No day of the week stood out.

Violent crime busiest hour 4 pm

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Property crime busiest hour 6 pm

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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; 4% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.

See the numbers by hour
Violent crime in Jamaica Plain by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am235
7 am066
8 am11112
9 am51015
10 am4812
11 am51217
12 pm51520
1 pm71623
2 pm62127
3 pm32124
4 pm112233
5 pm72229
6 pm51621
7 pm61218
8 pm81220
9 pm101020
10 pm31316
11 pm4913
12 am5611
1 am4610
2 am145
3 am123
4 am123
5 am246
Total with a known time106263369
Property crime in Jamaica Plain by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am51116
7 am61723
8 am61824
9 am93039
10 am132033
11 am112940
12 pm103343
1 pm83947
2 pm123042
3 pm62733
4 pm214162
5 pm135770
6 pm225274
7 pm184058
8 pm73643
9 pm172744
10 pm82533
11 pm41418
12 am11112
1 am145
2 am31114
3 am347
4 am156
5 am235
Total with a known time207584791

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. Boston
Assault and batteryViolent357873−7%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent2868−32%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty4491,098−16%
Property damage and arsonProperty124303−14%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty115281+7%
Vehicle theftProperty89218+17%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty48117−4%
Drug offensesOther121296−18%
Weapons offensesOther1229−28%

Source and dates

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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
40,893 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
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