Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

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

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$4.14 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,068 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mount Bowdoin 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 Mount Bowdoin against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Mount Bowdoin sits in the 19th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 19% of neighborhoods and behind 81%. The grade covers only Mount Bowdoin's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Mount Bowdoin is 7.744 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 111 in the central areas to 1 in 164 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA report the most violent crime, about 16 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Mount Bowdoin is projected at $4,143,489 for 2025, about $317 per resident and $1,068 per household. That equals 1.2% 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): 44.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Mount Bowdoin Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA:	$317
Central, Boston, MA:	$396
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$107
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $317 per resident each year in Mount Bowdoin, which is $58 more than the national average and $162 more than Boston's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Mount Bowdoin:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $396 per person, which is $79 more than in Mount Bowdoin.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $107 per person, which is $209 less than in Mount Bowdoin

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Mount Bowdoin	Cost per Mount Bowdoin Resident
Murder	$1.00 million	$77
Rape/Sexual Assault	$407,863	$31
Robbery	$371,142	$28
Assault	$2.36 million	$181
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,143,489	$317

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Mount Bowdoin, 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 Mount Bowdoin totals $9,413,319 ($720 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,556,808 ($1,036 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Mount Bowdoin, 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 northwest 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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Mount Bowdoin Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.287
Robbery	0.9019
Rape	0.5142
Murder	0.0408
Total Violent Crime	7.744 (D)

Individual Mount Bowdoin Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Dorchester Center, Boston, MA	B-	D	A
South Dorchester, Boston, MA	B-	D+	A
Fields Corner, Boston, MA	C	D+	B+
Roxbury, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+
North Dorchester, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B
Nubian Square, Boston, MA	C	D-	C+
Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA	B	C	A
Neponset, Boston, MA	A-	C+	A
South End, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+
Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA	B	C+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Mount Bowdoin is higher 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
Martha Lake, Lynnwood, WA	C	A	A
Vista East, Orlando, FL	A+	A+	A+
Iron Triangle, Richmond, CA	B+	C-	C-
Villages of Westcreek, San Antonio, TX	A+	A+	A+
Lake Nona, Orlando, FL	A+	A+	A+
Valley Station, Louisville, KY	B-	B	B
Lee-Miles, Cleveland, OH	D-	D+	D+
Love Field Area, Dallas, TX	C	C+	C+
Mandell, Chicago, IL	C+	C-	C-
Aberdeen, Hampton, VA	D-	B-	B-

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

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