Dock Square, Boston, MA Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

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Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	C+
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

1 in 843

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Dock Square is about 1 in 843.

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Dock Square resident about $9 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Dock Square in green. The most dangerous areas in Dock Square 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 Dock Square, Boston, MA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US neighborhood. Dock Square is in the 82nd percentile for safety, meaning 18% of neighborhoods are safer and 82% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Dock Square's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of drug-related crime in Dock Square is 1.186 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Dock Square generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Dock Square may be as high as 1 in 729 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,064 in the north part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northwest parts of Dock Square, Boston, MA: about 4 per year. The southwest part of Dock Square has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Dock Square's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Dock Square to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Dock Square, Boston, MA:	1.186
Massachusetts:	1.279
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Dock Square is as safe as the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Dock Square, Boston, MA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Dock Square about $116,234 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of Dock Square's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Dock Square, including every crime type and how Dock Square compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime 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 Dock Square's crime maps on the Dock Square overall crime page.

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Individual Dock Square Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of drug-related crime in Dock Square is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Dock Square.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA	D	F	D	A-
Central, Boston, MA	D+	D-	C-	A-
Waterfront, Boston, MA	C-	D-	C	A-
Gove Street, Boston, MA	C+	C-	B	A-
East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	D+	C	A-
Back Bay, Boston, MA	D+	D	C-	A-
Day Square, Boston, MA	B-	D+	A	A-
East Boston, Boston, MA	B	C-	A	A-
South End, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+	A-
South Boston, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B	A-

Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Dock Square is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Point Place, Toledo, OH	B-	B-	B-	C+
Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD	D-	F	F	D
Brookline, Pittsburgh, PA	A-	A-	A-	B
Riviera, Santa Barbara, CA	B	C	C	B-
River Mountain, Henderson, NV	B	C+	C+	C-
Forest Park, Portland, OR	B-	A-	A-	B+
Northwest Nashua, Nashua, NH	B+	A+	A+	D+
Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, CA	B-	B-	B-	C+
Far South, Columbus, OH	C	B-	B-	C-
Dellview Area, San Antonio, TX	D	C	C	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dock Square, Boston, MA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Dock Square schools on SchoolGrade

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Dock Square, Boston, MA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Dock Square