South Dorchester, Boston, MA Robbery Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Robbery Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	B-
Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

1 in 1,320

Your yearly chance of being a victim of robbery in South Dorchester is about 1 in 1,320.

$24

Robbery costs the average South Dorchester resident about $24 per year.

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

The C+ grade means the rate of robbery is about the same as the average US neighborhood. South Dorchester is in the 49th percentile for safety, meaning 51% of neighborhoods are safer and 49% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Dorchester's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of robbery in South Dorchester is 0.7573 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Dorchester generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in South Dorchester may be as high as 1 in 866 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,635 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the northwest parts of South Dorchester, Boston, MA: about 6 per year. The northeast part of South Dorchester has fewer cases of robbery with only 2 in a typical year.

How South Dorchester's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in South 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.

South Dorchester, Boston, MA:	0.7573
Massachusetts:	0.3655
USA:	0.6421

Considering only the robbery rate, South 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 South Dorchester, Boston, MA

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of South Dorchester about $1,022,504 in 2025, or roughly $24 per resident. This is part of South Dorchester's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Dorchester, including every crime type and how South 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 South Dorchester's crime maps on the South Dorchester overall crime page.

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Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Fields Corner, Boston, MA	C	D+	B+	C-
Dorchester Center, Boston, MA	B-	D	A	C
Neponset, Boston, MA	A-	C+	A	B-
Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA	C+	D	A-	C
North Dorchester, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B	C
Roxbury, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+	C+
East Milton, Milton, MA	A	B+	A+	B+
Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA	B	C	A	B-
Nubian Square, Boston, MA	C	D-	C+	C-
Milton Upper Mills, Milton, MA	A	B-	A+	B+

Robbery in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

South 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
Valley High-North Laguna, Sacramento, CA	A-	C+	C+	D
Central Escondido, Escondido, CA	C+	C+	C+	D+
Charter Oak, Covina, CA	A-	B+	B+	C+
El Sereno, Los Angeles, CA	B+	C+	C+	C-
Encanto, Phoenix, AZ	D-	D-	D-	D
Far Northwest, Fort Worth, TX	A	A	A	A
Fenway-Kenmore, Boston, MA	B	C	C	A-
Financial District, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	C-	D
University Heights, Bronx, NY	B+	C+	C+	D+
Aliamanu, Honolulu, HI	A+	A+	A+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Dorchester, Boston, MA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See South Dorchester schools on SchoolGrade

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