South Dorchester, Boston, MA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft 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 Theft?

The A- grade means the rate of theft is lower than the average US neighborhood. South Dorchester is in the 80th percentile for safety, meaning 20% of neighborhoods are safer and 80% 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 theft in South Dorchester is 8.873 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 theft in South Dorchester may be as high as 1 in 42 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 159 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northwest parts of South Dorchester, Boston, MA: about 82 per year. The southeast part of South Dorchester has fewer cases of theft with only 27 in a typical year.

How South Dorchester's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft 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.

Considering only the theft rate, South Dorchester 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 Theft in South Dorchester, Boston, MA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of South Dorchester about $1,972,517 in 2025, or roughly $46 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 Theft Map

Remember that theft 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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Individual South Dorchester Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Fields Corner, Boston, MA	C	D+	B+	B-
Dorchester Center, Boston, MA	B-	D	A	A-
Neponset, Boston, MA	A-	C+	A	A
Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA	C+	D	A-	B
North Dorchester, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B	C+
Roxbury, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+	B
East Milton, Milton, MA	A	B+	A+	A
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+	A+

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

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

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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