Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA Assault Crime Rates and Maps

Assault Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D
Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 97

Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Downtown Crossing is about 1 in 97.

$296

Assault costs the average Downtown Crossing resident about $296 per year.

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Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Downtown Crossing in green. The most dangerous areas in Downtown Crossing are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA Safe from Assault?

The F grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Downtown Crossing is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of neighborhoods are safer and 6% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downtown Crossing's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Downtown Crossing is 10.30 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downtown Crossing generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Downtown Crossing may be as high as 1 in 27 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 178 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the central parts of Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA: about 24 per year. The southwest part of Downtown Crossing has fewer cases of assault with only 1 in a typical year.

How Downtown Crossing's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Downtown Crossing to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA:	10.30
Massachusetts:	2.458
USA:	2.561

Considering only the assault rate, Downtown Crossing is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Downtown Crossing about $2,194,680 in 2025, or roughly $296 per resident. This is part of Downtown Crossing's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downtown Crossing, including every crime type and how Downtown Crossing compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Downtown Crossing's crime maps on the Downtown Crossing overall crime page.

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Individual Downtown Crossing Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Downtown Crossing is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Crossing.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Central, Boston, MA	D+	D-	C-	D-
Dock Square, Boston, MA	C+	D	B	D
Back Bay, Boston, MA	D+	D	C-	D-
East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	D+	C	D
South End, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+	D
Waterfront, Boston, MA	C-	D-	C	D-
MIT, Cambridge, MA	C+	D	B+	D
Gove Street, Boston, MA	C+	C-	B	D+
South Boston, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B	D
Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge, MA	C+	C-	B	D+

Assault in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown Crossing is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Normandy Estates, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A	A	B+
Saint Claude, New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Richfield, Clifton, NJ	A	A	A	A-
Princeton Heights, St. Louis, MO	C-	C	C	C
Parkway-Wheelers Farm Road, Milford, CT	B+	A+	A+	A+
Palmer, Newport News, VA	D+	B-	B-	B-
North Towne, Toledo, OH	D	D+	D+	D+
North Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY	C+	F	F	F
North Brookline, Brookline, MA	B	C	C	C-
San Andreas, Highland, CA	C	C	C	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Downtown Crossing schools on SchoolGrade

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Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

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