Is Mattapan Safe? Crime & Safety Data

Over the last 12 months, 418 crimes were reported near the center of Mattapan — about 34.2 per 1,000 residents per year, below the citywide rate of 43.3. There are also 83 traffic crashes in the same window and 29 open building violations on record nearby.

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By the numbers · Mattapan

418

Crimes (12 mo)

-21%vs city rate (34.2 vs 43.3 per 1k)

Traffic crashes (12 mo)

+2%vs city avg 81

Open violations

+93%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 · Mattapan

Breakdown · Mattapan

Most common crimes in Mattapan

Vandalism
50
Shoplifting
42
Simple Assault
38
Threats To Do Bodily Harm
34
Larceny Theft From Mv - Non-Accessory
28
Other
226

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Vandalism50
Shoplifting42
Simple Assault38
Threats To Do Bodily Harm

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How much crime is there in Mattapan?

Over the last 12 months, 418 crimes were reported near the center of Mattapan — about 34.2 per 1,000 residents per year, below the citywide rate of 43.3.

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Crimes cover an approximate half-mile area around the center of Mattapan (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.