Violent crime
1,821 per 100,000 residents, per year
979 reported in the last 12 months
+75% vs. Boston (1,041)
Data through September 2026, Boston Police Department
Crime in Roxbury, Boston
The violent crime rate in Roxbury is 1,821 per 100,000 residents per year, 75% above Boston as a whole (1,041). It ranks 2 of 23 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
2,601 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,398 reported in the last 12 months
+16% vs. Boston (2,236)
All reported
5,151 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,769 reported in the last 12 months
+40% vs. Boston (3,676)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 53,756 for Roxbury. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Roxbury sits in Boston
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Roxbury is among the highest in the city: rank 2 of 23. Nearby in the ranking: Downtown (3,864), West End (1,580), South End (1,552).
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Roxbury |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 118 |
| Nov 2025 | 84 |
| Dec 2025 | 66 |
| Jan 2026 | 63 |
| Feb 2026 | 64 |
| Mar 2026 | 75 |
| Apr 2026 | 93 |
| May 2026 | 94 |
| Jun 2026 | 86 |
| Jul 2026 | 87 |
| Aug 2026 | 82 |
| Sep 2026 | 67 |
When crime happens in Roxbury
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Roxbury happened between noon and 8 pm. Friday had the most.
Violent crime busiest hour 4 pm
Property crime busiest hour 11 am
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 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 7 am | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 8 am | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 9 am | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 am | 7 | 29 | 36 |
| 11 am | 16 | 32 | 48 |
| 12 pm | 17 | 33 | 50 |
| 1 pm | 9 | 44 | 53 |
| 2 pm | 19 | 40 | 59 |
| 3 pm | 20 | 31 | 51 |
| 4 pm | 22 | 64 | 86 |
| 5 pm | 17 | 42 | 59 |
| 6 pm | 20 | 44 | 64 |
| 7 pm | 16 | 43 | 59 |
| 8 pm | 9 | 37 | 46 |
| 9 pm | 13 | 37 | 50 |
| 10 pm | 24 | 19 | 43 |
| 11 pm | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 12 am | 8 | 23 | 31 |
| 1 am | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 am | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 3 am | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 4 am | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 5 am | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| Total with a known time | 286 | 648 | 934 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 7 am | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| 8 am | 15 | 45 | 60 |
| 9 am | 22 | 62 | 84 |
| 10 am | 25 | 63 | 88 |
| 11 am | 23 | 71 | 94 |
| 12 pm | 18 | 63 | 81 |
| 1 pm | 21 | 57 | 78 |
| 2 pm | 33 | 39 | 72 |
| 3 pm | 11 | 43 | 54 |
| 4 pm | 17 | 74 | 91 |
| 5 pm | 28 | 60 | 88 |
| 6 pm | 24 | 65 | 89 |
| 7 pm | 21 | 53 | 74 |
| 8 pm | 17 | 51 | 68 |
| 9 pm | 13 | 46 | 59 |
| 10 pm | 9 | 35 | 44 |
| 11 pm | 11 | 23 | 34 |
| 12 am | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 1 am | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 2 am | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 3 am | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 4 am | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 5 am | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Total with a known time | 347 | 981 | 1,328 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 879 | 1,635 | +75% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 96 | 179 | +78% |
| HomicideViolent | 4 | 7.4 | +92% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 618 | 1,150 | −12% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 296 | 551 | +56% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 234 | 435 | +66% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 189 | 352 | +90% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 61 | 113 | −7% |
| Drug offensesOther | 338 | 629 | +75% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 54 | 100 | +148% |
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
- 53,756 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Boston, MA
- All neighborhoods
- Boston neighborhoods by reported crime rate