North Dorchester, Boston, MA Robbery Crime Rates and Maps

Robbery Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

1 in 1,246

Your yearly chance of being a victim of robbery in North Dorchester is about 1 in 1,246.

$25

Robbery costs the average North Dorchester resident about $25 per year.

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Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in North Dorchester in green. The most dangerous areas in North Dorchester 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 North Dorchester, Boston, MA Safe from Robbery?

The C grade means the rate of robbery is about the same as the average US neighborhood. North Dorchester is in the 46th percentile for safety, meaning 54% of neighborhoods are safer and 46% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to North Dorchester's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of robbery in North Dorchester is 0.8027 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in North Dorchester generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in North Dorchester may be as high as 1 in 825 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,624 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the west parts of North Dorchester, Boston, MA: about 3 per year. The northwest part of North Dorchester has fewer cases of robbery with only 1 in a typical year.

How North Dorchester's Robbery Rate Compares

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

North Dorchester, Boston, MA:	0.8027
Massachusetts:	0.3655
USA:	0.6421

Considering only the robbery rate, North Dorchester 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 Robbery in North Dorchester, Boston, MA

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of North Dorchester about $662,801 in 2025, or roughly $25 per resident. This is part of North Dorchester's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for North Dorchester, including every crime type and how North Dorchester compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 North Dorchester's crime maps on the North Dorchester overall crime page.

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Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of robbery in North Dorchester is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to North Dorchester.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Fields Corner, Boston, MA	C	D+	B+	C-
Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA	C+	D	A-	C
Nubian Square, Boston, MA	C	D-	C+	C-
Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA	B	C+	A-	B+
South Boston, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B	B-
Roxbury, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+	C+
South Dorchester, Boston, MA	B-	D+	A	C+
South End, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+	B-
Neponset, Boston, MA	A-	C+	A	B-
Dorchester Center, Boston, MA	B-	D	A	C

Robbery in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

North Dorchester is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Belmont, Bronx, NY	B	C	C	D
Bridgeport, Chicago, IL	B-	B-	B-	D
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B	B	C
Cal Young, Eugene, OR	D	A-	A-	B
Catholic University-Brookland, Washington, DC	D-	D	D	F
City Center East, Philadelphia, PA	C-	C	C	D-
Clearview, Queens, NY	A	A	A	B-
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY	B-	C-	C-	D+
Constable Hook, Bayonne, NJ	A-	A-	A-	C+
East Boston, Boston, MA	B	C-	C-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in North Dorchester, Boston, MA average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See North Dorchester schools on SchoolGrade

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North Dorchester, Boston, MA Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

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