Boston Assault
Boston · Assault · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Boston police open data recorded 4,669 assault incidents, 12.1% of all 38,484 incidents reported in the city that year and down 5.6% from 2024. That is about 693 per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,325 per 100,000 across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 4,026 assault incidents have been published.
Assault in Boston by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 4,026 | — | — |
| 2025 | 4,669 | 693 | down 5.6% |
| 2024 | 4,948 | 735 | up 3.5% |
| 2023 | 4,782 | 710 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 18,425 assault incidents.
Questions
How many assault incidents were reported in Boston in 2025?
4,669, according to Boston Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is assault going up or down in Boston?
Reported assault was down 5.6% in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does this data come from?
Source: Boston Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in Boston
- Boston other 11,099 in 2025
- Boston theft 10,103 in 2025
- Boston vandalism 7,180 in 2025
- Boston fraud 2,036 in 2025
- Boston auto theft 1,215 in 2025
- Boston burglary 942 in 2025
- Boston robbery 671 in 2025
- Boston bike theft 545 in 2025
- Boston homicide 24 in 2025