East Boston, Boston, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in East Boston in green. The most dangerous areas in East Boston 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 East Boston, Boston, MA Safe from Murder?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US neighborhood. East Boston is in the 74th percentile for safety, meaning 26% of neighborhoods are safer and 74% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to East Boston's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in East Boston is 0.0375 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in East Boston generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in East Boston may be as high as 1 in 9,587 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 30,950 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of East Boston, Boston, MA: about 0 per year. The northwest part of East Boston has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How East Boston's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, East Boston is less safe than 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 Murder in East Boston, Boston, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of East Boston about $1,890,121 in 2025, or roughly $71 per resident. This is part of East Boston's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for East Boston, including every crime type and how East Boston compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 East Boston's crime maps on the East Boston overall crime page.

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Individual East Boston Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in East Boston is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to East Boston.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Day Square, Boston, MA	B-	D+	A	B+
Gove Street, Boston, MA	C+	C-	B	B+
Waterfront, Boston, MA	C-	D-	C	B
Dock Square, Boston, MA	C+	D	B	B-
Prattville, Chelsea, MA	A-	B-	A	A-
Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA	D	F	D	B-
Central, Boston, MA	D+	D-	C-	B-
East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	D+	C	B-
East Somerville, Somerville, MA	B-	C	B-	B-
South Boston, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B	B

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

East Boston is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Westgate, Henderson, NV	B-	B	B	A-
South Beach, Staten Island, NY	A-	C+	C+	B
Sommerset West-Elmonica North, Bethany, OR	A	A	A	B+
Powellhurst-Gilbert, Portland, OR	D	B-	B-	C-
Parkside, San Francisco, CA	C	C-	C-	D-
North Laurel, Scaggsville, MD	B+	A	A	C+
Landmark-Van Dom, Alexandria, VA	C	A	A	B-
Kyle Canyon, Las Vegas, NV	A+	A-	A-	B-
Highline, Seattle, WA	D-	C	C	D
Highland Hills, San Antonio, TX	D-	D	D	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Boston, Boston, MA average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See East Boston schools on SchoolGrade

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