Is North End Safe? Crime & Safety Data

Over the last 12 months, 870 crimes were reported near the center of North End — about 58.1 per 1,000 residents per year, above the citywide rate of 43.3. There are also 119 traffic crashes in the same window and 13 open building violations on record nearby.

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By the numbers · North End

870

Crimes (12 mo)

+34%vs city rate (58.1 vs 43.3 per 1k)

119

Traffic crashes (12 mo)

+47%vs city avg 81

Open violations

-13%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 · North End

Breakdown · North End

Most common crimes in North End

Simple Assault
158
Drug Offenses
102
Shoplifting
79
Vandalism
60
Aggravated Assault
56
Other
415

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Simple Assault158
Drug Offenses102
Shoplifting79
Vandalism

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How much crime is there in North End?

Over the last 12 months, 870 crimes were reported near the center of North End — about 58.1 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 North End (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.