Day Square, Boston, MA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$2.35 million

Cost of Crime™ for Day Square, Boston, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $797 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Day Square with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Day Square against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Day Square sits in the 26th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 26% of neighborhoods and behind 74%. The grade covers only Day Square's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Day Square is 6.700 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 114 in the central areas to 1 in 213 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Day Square, Boston, MA report the most violent crime, about 28 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Day Square, Boston, MA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Day Square is projected at $2,351,729 for 2025, about $276 per resident and $797 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 44.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Day Square Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Day Square, Boston, MA:	$276
Central, Boston, MA:	$396
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$107
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $276 per resident each year in Day Square, which is $18 more than the national average and $121 more than Boston's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Day Square:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $396 per person, which is $120 more than in Day Square.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $107 per person, which is $169 less than in Day Square

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Day Square, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Day Square	Cost per Day Square Resident
Murder	$580,478	$68
Rape/Sexual Assault	$242,391	$28
Robbery	$176,278	$21
Assault	$1.35 million	$159
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,351,729	$276

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Day Square, Boston, MA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Day Square totals $5,453,154 ($641 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,804,883 ($917 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Day Square, Boston, MA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Day Square Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Day Square residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.535
Robbery	0.6586
Rape	0.4698
Murder	0.0363
Total Violent Crime	6.700 (D+)

Individual Day Square Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Day Square is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Day Square.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
East Boston, Boston, MA	B	C-	A
Gove Street, Boston, MA	C+	C-	B
Waterfront, Boston, MA	C-	D-	C
Dock Square, Boston, MA	C+	D	B
Prattville, Chelsea, MA	A-	B-	A
Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA	D	F	D
Central, Boston, MA	D+	D-	C-
East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	D+	C
East Somerville, Somerville, MA	B-	C	B-
South Boston, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Day Square is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Lakeside, San Antonio, TX	B-	B	B
Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA	B-	C	C
Bethel Welborn, Kansas City, KS	C-	C-	C-
Desert Hills, Las Vegas, NV	A-	A+	A+
Zilker, Austin, TX	C+	B+	B+
Sherman Heights, San Diego, CA	D-	F	F
Roseville, San Diego, CA	B-	B	B
Northeast Durham, Durham, NC	D-	D+	D+
Mustang-Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX	A-	B	B
Midway-Coldstream, Baltimore, MD	D	F	F

Considering only the violent crime rate, Day Square is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and less safe than the national average.

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