Nubian Square, Boston, MA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$3.53 million

Cost of Crime™ for Nubian Square, Boston, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $820 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Nubian 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 Nubian Square against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Nubian Square sits in the 15th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 15% of neighborhoods and behind 85%. The grade covers only Nubian Square's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Nubian Square is 8.749 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 48 in the west areas to 1 in 138 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Nubian Square, Boston, MA report the most violent crime, about 15 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in Nubian Square is projected at $3,525,556 for 2025, about $373 per resident and $820 per household. That equals 1.3% 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): 43.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

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

Nubian Square, Boston, MA:	$373
Central, Boston, MA:	$396
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$107
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $373 per resident each year in Nubian Square, which is $114 more than the national average and $218 more than Boston's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Nubian Square:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $396 per person, which is $23 more than in Nubian Square.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $107 per person, which is $265 less than in Nubian Square

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Nubian Square	Cost per Nubian Square Resident
Murder	$989,076	$105
Rape/Sexual Assault	$284,743	$30
Robbery	$293,298	$31
Assault	$1.96 million	$207
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,525,556	$373

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Nubian 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 Nubian Square totals $8,582,623 ($908 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,108,179 ($1,280 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Nubian 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 north 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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Nubian Square Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.211
Robbery	0.9860
Rape	0.4966
Murder	0.0557
Total Violent Crime	8.749 (D-)

Individual Nubian Square Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Roxbury, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+
South End, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+
Fenway-Kenmore, Boston, MA	B	C	A-
North Dorchester, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B
Back Bay, Boston, MA	D+	D	C-
Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA	C+	D	A-
South Boston, Boston, MA	C+	D+	B
Brookline Village, Brookline, MA	B	C+	A-
Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA	B	C+	A-
Central, Boston, MA	D+	D-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Nubian Square 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
Cartwright, Phoenix, AZ	B	C	C
Downtown Redmond, Redmond, WA	D-	C+	C+
Downtown Pensacola, Pensacola, FL	C	D	D
Downtown High Point, High Point, NC	C-	F	F
Clarendon, Arlington, VA	C	B	B
City Park, Denver, CO	D-	F	F
Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ	B+	B-	B-
Mokapu, Kaneohe Station, HI	A+	A+	A+
Carmel Mountain, San Diego, CA	B	A-	A-
Burbank, Detroit, MI	D-	F	F

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

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