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Boston Reported Crime
Crimes reported to the local police department, counted from the department's open data. Counts are not crime rates. From Analyze Boston.
- Reports
- 83,897
- Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
- Change from the year before
- +3.6%
- 80,995 in the 12 months before
- Monthly average
- 6,991
- 12 months to Sep 2026
- Latest month
- 7,208
- Sep 2026
Boston's incident reports include non-crime calls that officers write up, such as investigations and sick assists.
Reported Crime by month
Oct 2023 to Sep 2026. The current month is left out until it ends.
Most common offenses
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, as recorded by City of Boston
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| # | Offense | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sick Assist | 9,371 | 11.5% |
| 2 | Investigate Person | 8,900 | 10.9% |
| 3 | M/V - Leaving Scene - Property Damage | 4,968 | 6.1% |
| 4 | Larceny Shoplifting | 4,455 | 5.5% |
| 5 | Towed Motor Vehicle | 4,280 | 5.3% |
| 6 | Investigate Property | 3,582 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Property - Lost/ Missing | 3,127 | 3.8% |
| 8 | Assault - Simple | 3,090 | 3.8% |
| 9 | Drugs - Possession/ Sale/ Manufacturing/ Use | 2,398 | 2.9% |
| 10 | Vandalism | 2,334 | 2.9% |
| 11 | Larceny Theft from Building | 2,021 | 2.5% |
| 12 | M/V Accident - Other | 1,878 | 2.3% |
| 13 | M/V Accident - Property Damage | 1,846 | 2.3% |
| 14 | Verbal Dispute | 1,796 | 2.2% |
| 15 | Larceny All Others | 1,755 | 2.2% |
| 16 | All other types | 25,713 | 31.5% |
Reported crime by police district
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, as recorded by City of Boston
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| Police district | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D4 South End | 12,747 | 15.2% |
| B2 Roxbury | 11,357 | 13.5% |
| C11 Dorchester | 9,939 | 11.8% |
| A1 Downtown | 9,584 | 11.4% |
| B3 Mattapan | 7,948 | 9.5% |
| C6 South Boston | 7,627 | 9.1% |
| D14 Brighton | 5,395 | 6.4% |
| E13 Jamaica Plain | 5,322 | 6.3% |
| A7 East Boston | 4,362 | 5.2% |
| E18 Hyde Park | 4,316 | 5.1% |
| E5 West Roxbury | 3,854 | 4.6% |
| A15 Charlestown | 1,248 | 1.5% |
| Outside Boston | 99 | 0.1% |
| Area not reported or unmatched | 99 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
- How many crime reports were there in Boston?
- Analyze Boston lists 83,897 reports in Boston from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, up 3.6% from the 12 months before. The latest full month, Sep 2026, had 7,208.
- Is this the crime rate?
- No. These are counts of reports in the police department's open data, not rates per resident. Reports can be reclassified or removed as cases are investigated. For crime rates, see the FBI crime statistics pages.
Source: Analyze Boston: Crime Incident Reports · Last updated 10/26/2026 · Counts checked 10/26/2026. Months with too few records to be complete are left out.