The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Fields Corner, Boston, MA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$3.80 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fields Corner, Boston, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,276 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fields Corner 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 Fields Corner, Boston, MA Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Fields Corner's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Fields Corner sits in the 40th percentile, ahead of 40% of neighborhoods and behind 60%. The grade covers only Fields Corner's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Fields Corner is 41.82 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the northwest areas to 1 in 40 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Fields Corner, Boston, MA report the most crime, about 55 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 11 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fields Corner, Boston, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fields Corner for 2025 is $3,800,773, about $541 per resident and $1,276 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Fields Corner Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Fields Corner, Boston, MA:	$541
Central, Boston, MA:	$654
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$197
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fields Corner is $541 per year, which is $77 more than the national average and $267 more than Boston's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Fields Corner:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $654 per person, which is $113 more than in Fields Corner.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $197 per person, which is $344 less than in Fields Corner

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Fields Corner	Cost per Fields Corner Resident
Murder	$506,395	$72
Rape/Sexual Assault	$216,588	$31
Robbery	$207,241	$29
Assault	$1.13 million	$161
Kidnapping	$34,085	$5
Vehicle Theft	$175,195	$25
Burglary	$135,464	$19
Theft	$447,024	$64
Arson	$10,393	$1
Vandalism	$818,554	$116
Animal Cruelty	$1,554	$0
Drug Crimes	$78,933	$11
Identity Theft	$39,004	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$3,800,773	$541

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fields Corner, 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 Fields Corner totals $4,802,792 ($683 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,603,565 ($1,224 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 west 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 Fields Corner has 1, do the same, and of Fields Corner's 7,027 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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Fields Corner 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 Fields Corner residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.601
Robbery	0.9376
Rape	0.5083
Murder	0.0383
Total Violent Crime	7.085 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.28
Vehicle Theft	1.610
Burglary	2.125
Arson	0.0612
Total Property Crime	16.08 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0800
Drug Crimes	1.519
Vandalism	16.31
Identity Theft	0.7171
Animal Cruelty	0.0299
Total "Other" Rate	18.65 (D-)

Individual Fields Corner Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Dorchester, Boston, MA	B-	D+	A
Neponset, Boston, MA	A-	C+	A
Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA	C+	D	A-
Dorchester Center, Boston, MA	B-	D	A
North Dorchester, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B
Roxbury, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+
Nubian Square, Boston, MA	C	D-	C+
Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA	B	C+	A-
East Milton, Milton, MA	A	B+	A+
South Boston, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Fields Corner is similar 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
Bowdoin Apartments, Malden, MA	A-	B	B
Rosebank, Staten Island, NY	B+	C	C
South Southeast 1, Topeka, KS	D+	C-	C-
Pullman, Chicago, IL	D+	D+	D+
Pueblo, Wichita, KS	D	D-	D-
Northwest, Garden City, ID	A+	A	A
North Waltham, Waltham, MA	A+	A+	A+
North Main, Greenville, SC	D+	C	C
North East, Pasadena, CA	C-	C+	C+
Natomas Corporate Center, Sacramento, CA	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Fields Corner 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 Fields Corner, Boston, MA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Fields Corner schools on SchoolGrade

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