Boston Crime Map
Massachusetts · Latest 24h · updated 2026-11-12
| Latest 24h | 3 incidents, 1 violent (2026-11-09) |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 32,128 incidents through October |
| 2025 (full year) | 38,484 incidents |
| Full archive | 149,790 incidents (2023–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 5,714 |
Source: Boston Police Department open data.
About crime in Boston
Latest mapped day. Boston recorded 3 incidents on 2026-11-09, including 1 violent-category incident. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
Boston recorded 39,091 incidents in 2024 and 38,484 in 2025, a 1.6% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
Latest 24h (2026-11-09) category breakdown
| Other | 1 |
| Assault | 1 |
| Vandalism | 1 |
Across 2023–2026, the current archive contains 149,790 incidents for Boston. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Boston crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Boston recorded 38,484 police-reported incidents in 2025, or 5,714.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025. Other was the most reported category with 11,099 incidents (28.8%), followed by Theft with 10,103. Violent-category incidents totaled 5,364 (13.9%). The 2025 total was 1.6% lower than 39,091 in 2024. Data is current through November 2026. Vandalism contributed 7,180 reports, and Assault accounted for 4,669. Source is Boston Police Department.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps plots police-reported incidents in Boston, Massachusetts for 2025, using open data from the Boston Police Department. The map covers 38,484 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, a complete 12-month period, with data through November 2026. Assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide together accounted for 5,364 violent-category incidents, or 13.9% of the 2025 total.
Measured against the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 673,458 for the city, Boston recorded 5,714.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, including 796.5 violent-category incidents per 100,000 residents. The all-years archive from 2023 to 2026 contains 149,790 incidents, which provides context for the single-year view. Readers can compare 38,484 incidents in 2025 with 39,091 incidents in 2024 and 39,368 incidents in 2023.
Recent trend
Boston's annual totals declined between the two consecutive complete calendar years, falling 1.6% from 39,091 incidents in 2024 to 38,484 incidents in 2025. That follows 39,368 incidents in 2023, showing lower totals in each of the three complete years. The same-months comparison also points down: January–October 2026 recorded 32,128 incidents, down 1.6% from 32,634 incidents in January–October 2025. Together, the complete-year series and the January–October comparison describe a continued gradual decline rather than a one-year change. All figures reflect police-reported incidents.
Category breakdown
In 2025, Other was the largest grouping at 11,099 incidents, or 28.8% of the total. The source groups many incident types under Other, including Other crime with 4,808 incidents and 12.5% of the total, Drugs with 2,585 incidents and 6.7%, Threats with 1,696 incidents and 4.4%, Harassment with 1,058 incidents and 2.7%, Weapons offenses with 500 incidents and 1.3%, and Impaired & dangerous driving with 452 incidents and 1.2%. Theft followed with 10,103 incidents, or 26.3%, while Vandalism recorded 7,180 incidents, or 18.7%. Assault accounted for 4,669 incidents, or 12.1%, with Fraud at 2,036 incidents, or 5.3%, and Auto theft at 1,215 incidents, or 3.2%.
What this means
Boston recorded 38,484 incidents in 2025, with Other at 11,099 incidents and 28.8%, Theft at 10,103 incidents and 26.3%, and Vandalism at 7,180 incidents and 18.7% of the total. Assault contributed 4,669 incidents and 12.1%, while Fraud added 2,036 incidents and 5.3% and Auto theft added 1,215 incidents and 3.2%. Annual totals moved from 39,368 incidents in 2023 to 39,091 incidents in 2024 and 38,484 incidents in 2025.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in Boston in 2025?
Boston had 38,484 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, which covers 12 months of complete data. That equals 5,714.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents, based on the Census 2024 population estimate of 673,458. The all-years archive from 2023 to 2026 contains 149,790 incidents, but the 38,484 figure is the headline total specifically for 2025.
What was the most common type of crime in Boston in 2025?
The Other category was first in 2025 with 11,099 incidents, or 28.8% of the total. It includes other crime with 4,808 incidents, drugs with 2,585, threats with 1,696, harassment with 1,058, weapons offenses with 500, and impaired and dangerous driving with 452. Theft was second with 10,103 incidents, followed by vandalism with 7,180.
Did crime go up or down in Boston from 2024 to 2025?
Reported incidents declined 1.6% from 2024 to 2025, falling from 39,091 to 38,484 across two consecutive complete calendar years. The longer series also shows 39,368 incidents in 2023, then 39,091 in 2024 and 38,484 in 2025. For the same January–October months, 2026 had 32,128 incidents compared with 32,634 in 2025, also down 1.6%.
How many violent crimes were reported in Boston in 2025?
Violent-category incidents, defined as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, totaled 5,364 in 2025, or 13.9% of all incidents. That is a rate of 796.5 violent incidents per 100,000 residents. Within that group, assault alone accounted for 4,669 incidents, or 12.1% of the 38,484 total, so the 5,364 combined figure should not be read as the assault count.
Which Boston neighborhoods had the most crime in 2025?
The 2025 figures here are reported at the citywide level, with 38,484 total incidents for Boston, and no ranked list of named neighborhoods is included for this period. That means comparisons in this summary use annual city totals, such as 39,091 in 2024 versus 38,484 in 2025, rather than neighborhood shares. Readers looking for local patterns should use street-level maps alongside these citywide counts.
Where does this Boston crime data come from and how current is it?
The figures come from the Boston Police Department open-data file used by TheCrimeMaps, with data through November 2026. The headline total of 38,484 covers complete calendar year 2025, while the archive spans 2023 to 2026 with 149,790 incidents. The most recent same-period comparison covers January–October 2026 with 32,128 incidents versus 32,634 in January–October 2025.
Explore Boston
By category
- Boston Assault (18,425)
- Boston Robbery (2,765)
- Boston Homicide (100)
- Boston Burglary (3,676)
- Boston Auto theft (4,842)
- Boston Theft (37,801)
- Boston Bike theft (2,327)
- Boston Vandalism (28,670)
- Boston Fraud (9,075)
- Boston Other (42,109)
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