South Boston, Boston, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. South Boston is in the 69th percentile for safety, meaning 31% of neighborhoods are safer and 69% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Boston's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in South Boston is 0.0439 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Boston generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in South Boston may be as high as 1 in 19,103 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 26,556 in the south part of the neighborhood.

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

How South Boston's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in South 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, South 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 South Boston, Boston, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of South Boston about $1,885,970 in 2025, or roughly $82 per resident. This is part of South Boston's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Boston, including every crime type and how South 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 South Boston's crime maps on the South Boston overall crime page.

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Individual South Boston Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA	B	C+	A-	B+
South End, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+	B-
Central, Boston, MA	D+	D-	C-	B-
North Dorchester, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B	B+
Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA	D	F	D	B-
Back Bay, Boston, MA	D+	D	C-	C+
Nubian Square, Boston, MA	C	D-	C+	B-
Dock Square, Boston, MA	C+	D	B	B-
Gove Street, Boston, MA	C+	C-	B	B+
Roxbury, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+	B-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

South 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
Westside, Santa Cruz, CA	B-	C	C	B-
Cully, Portland, OR	D-	C	C	D
Deep Creek North, Chesapeake, VA	C+	B	B	D
Drnag, San Bernardino, CA	C+	C	C	C
Eads-Fisherville, Cordova, TN	B+	C+	C+	D-
East Arlington, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
East Central, Pasadena, CA	C+	C+	C+	C+
Wicker Park, Chicago, IL	D	C	C	D
Whiskey Point, Chicago, IL	C	C	C	D+
Au-Tenleytown, Washington, DC	C-	B-	B-	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Boston, Boston, MA average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See South Boston schools on SchoolGrade

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