Is Jamaica Plain Safe? Crime & Safety Data

Over the last 12 months, 1,015 crimes were reported near the center of Jamaica Plain — about 79.2 per 1,000 residents per year, above the citywide rate of 43.3. There are also 36 traffic crashes in the same window and 8 open building violations on record nearby.

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By the numbers · Jamaica Plain

1,015

Crimes (12 mo)

+83%vs city rate (79.2 vs 43.3 per 1k)

Traffic crashes (12 mo)

-56%vs city avg 81

Open violations

-47%vs city avg 15

Crime is compared per resident (rate); counts are totals for the area. Other figures are compared to the average Boston neighborhood.

Incident map · Jamaica Plain

Breakdown · Jamaica Plain

Most common crimes in Jamaica Plain

Theft From Building
113
Other Theft
105
Drug Offenses
99
Simple Assault
98
Threats To Do Bodily Harm
76
Other
524

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Theft From Building113
Other Theft105
Drug Offenses99

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How much crime is there in Jamaica Plain?

Over the last 12 months, 1,015 crimes were reported near the center of Jamaica Plain — about 79.2 per 1,000 residents per year, above the citywide rate of 43.3.

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Crimes cover an approximate half-mile area around the center of Jamaica Plain (the crime and permit datasets aren't tagged by neighborhood, so we use a consistent radius), over the last 12 months. Crime is compared per resident (rate), so a large, busy area can have a high total but an average or below-average rate; crash and violation counts are compared to the average Boston neighborhood. Source: City of Boston open data (Analyze Boston). The Boston Police incident feed lists one offense per incident and contains no sexual-assault offense category, so those reports are not counted here; about 3% of incidents carry no location and cannot be mapped. Other agencies police Logan Airport (Massachusetts State Police), MBTA stations and trains (Transit Police), state reservations and most college campuses (their own police departments), and their incidents are not in this feed. These counts understate reported crime. Boston’s crash records list the date, location and mode (vehicle, pedestrian or bicycle) but publish no injury or fatality counts, so crash figures count recorded crashes only and say nothing about whether anyone was hurt. Open data updates on a delay, so the most recent records may be incomplete. For general information only — not legal, financial, or real-estate advice.