The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$5.74 million

Cost of Crime™ for Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,324 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown Crossing with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Downtown Crossing's combined rate is higher than the norm. Downtown Crossing sits in the 19th percentile, ahead of 19% of neighborhoods and behind 81%. The grade covers only Downtown Crossing's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Downtown Crossing is 60.34 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 5 in the south areas to 1 in 35 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA report the most crime, about 146 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Downtown Crossing for 2025 is $5,736,406, about $773 per resident and $1,324 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Downtown Crossing Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA:	$773
Central, Boston, MA:	$654
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$197
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Downtown Crossing is $773 per year, which is $309 more than the national average and $499 more than Boston's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Downtown Crossing:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $654 per person, which is $119 less than in Downtown Crossing.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $197 per person, which is $576 less than in Downtown Crossing

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Downtown Crossing for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Downtown Crossing	Cost per Downtown Crossing Resident
Murder	$835,719	$113
Rape/Sexual Assault	$225,236	$30
Robbery	$182,747	$25
Assault	$2.19 million	$296
Kidnapping	$37,283	$5
Vehicle Theft	$128,758	$17
Burglary	$192,842	$26
Theft	$1.17 million	$158
Arson	$11,991	$2
Vandalism	$603,008	$81
Animal Cruelty	$1,428	$0
Drug Crimes	$68,795	$9
Identity Theft	$84,501	$11
Total Cost of Crime	$5,736,406	$773

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Downtown Crossing totals $7,274,739 ($980 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,011,144 ($1,754 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Downtown Crossing has 15, do the same, and of Downtown Crossing's 7,420 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Downtown Crossing Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Downtown Crossing residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	10.30
Robbery	0.7830
Rape	0.5006
Murder	0.0599
Total Violent Crime	11.64 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	30.43
Vehicle Theft	1.121
Burglary	2.865
Arson	0.0669
Total Property Crime	34.48 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0829
Drug Crimes	1.253
Vandalism	11.38
Identity Theft	1.471
Animal Cruelty	0.0260
Total "Other" Rate	14.21 (D+)

Individual Downtown Crossing Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Downtown Crossing is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Crossing.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Central, Boston, MA	D+	D-	C-
Dock Square, Boston, MA	C+	D	B
Back Bay, Boston, MA	D+	D	C-
East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	D+	C
South End, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+
Waterfront, Boston, MA	C-	D-	C
MIT, Cambridge, MA	C+	D	B+
Gove Street, Boston, MA	C+	C-	B
South Boston, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B
Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge, MA	C+	C-	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown Crossing is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Normandy Estates, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A	A
Saint Claude, New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-
Richfield, Clifton, NJ	A	A	A
Princeton Heights, St. Louis, MO	C-	C	C
Parkway-Wheelers Farm Road, Milford, CT	B+	A+	A+
Palmer, Newport News, VA	D+	B-	B-
North Towne, Toledo, OH	D	D+	D+
North Marketview Heights, Rochester, NY	C+	F	F
North Brookline, Brookline, MA	B	C	C
San Andreas, Highland, CA	C	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Downtown Crossing is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Downtown Crossing schools on SchoolGrade

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