Boston crime thread - all posts go here. (Boston: move, transport)

[WestieWhitie]

Let’s see how long it lasts now that we have defundie whackadoos not just on the city council but in the mayor’s office as well. Minneapolis was also a very safe city prior to all the recent ilhancements…

Originally Posted by JacksonPanther

If Boston has really only had 7 murders this fall, then that's great for the city. Your crime is very low, and you don't need a thread talking about "rough summers" or "rough autumns."

Stop being so afraid, you're in one of the safest larger cities in the country. Relax!

[msRB311]

I think we’ve said before that murder isn’t the only type of crime

[msRB311]

Someone's putting roofies in people's drinks in Boston bars:

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local...rning/2581595/

[id77]

Some data (per the Boston Sun) for D-4 year over year (2020 to 2021):

- part 1 crime down (2782 to 2363), 5-year average is 3073
- homicides flat (2 to 2), 5 year average is 2
- rape/attempted rape up (22 to 28), 5 year average 30
- robberies/attempted robberies down (119 to 82), 5 year average 152
- domestic aggravated assaults down (44 to 40), 5 year average 48
- non-domestic aggravated assaults down (236 to 141), 5 year average 213
- commercial burglaries way down (148 to 40), 5 year average 73
- residential burgaries down (134 to 90), 5 year average 146
- motor vehicle larceny down (484 to 347), 5 year average 478
- other larceny down (1477 to 1448), 5 year average 1796
- auto theft up (116 to 145), 5 year average 135

At least for the D-4 district in Boston, crime is by and large down and generally well below the 5 year average.

[Urban Peasant]

Originally Posted by msRB311

I think we’ve said before that murder isn’t the only type of crime

You're right. Murder is obviously a serious crime but other crimes such as robberies, burglaries, muggings, and even random physical attacks that tend to get overlooked are also serious crimes and perpetrators must be prosecuted. I was robbed by a group of six teens on a public street in my own neighborhood in broad daylight back in 2006. They only took a small amount of cash from me but the experience itself was traumatizing and no the crooks were never caught. Acts like these are what terrorizes a neighborhood and they happen with more frequency if a municipal government is soft on crime. You can have as many neighborhood watches as you can but let's be honest, this is a big city, and the best and perhaps only deterrent is a tough on crime attitude from the City.

[Space_League]

Originally Posted by Urban Peasant

You're right. Murder is obviously a serious crime but other crimes such as robberies, burglaries, muggings, and even random physical attacks that tend to get overlooked are also serious crimes and perpetrators must be prosecuted. I was robbed by a group of six teens on a public street in my own neighborhood in broad daylight back in 2006. They only took a small amount of cash from me but the experience itself was traumatizing and no the crooks were never caught. Acts like these are what terrorizes a neighborhood and they happen with more frequency if a municipal government is soft on crime. You can have as many neighborhood watches as you can but let's be honest, this is a big city, and the best and perhaps only deterrent is a tough on crime attitude from the City.

What part of town?

[dazzleman]

Originally Posted by Urban Peasant

You're right. Murder is obviously a serious crime but other crimes such as robberies, burglaries, muggings, and even random physical attacks that tend to get overlooked are also serious crimes and perpetrators must be prosecuted. I was robbed by a group of six teens on a public street in my own neighborhood in broad daylight back in 2006. They only took a small amount of cash from me but the experience itself was traumatizing and no the crooks were never caught. Acts like these are what terrorizes a neighborhood and they happen with more frequency if a municipal government is soft on crime. You can have as many neighborhood watches as you can but let's be honest, this is a big city, and the best and perhaps only deterrent is a tough on crime attitude from the City.

That is such a terrifying and traumatic experience, even if you don't get hurt. The sense of personal violation is terrible. And for those who get hurt, it is much much worse. The cavalier attitude that many have adopted to crime these days, and the sympathy for criminals over the victims of their crimes, really makes me very angry.

[Urban Peasant]

Originally Posted by Space_League

What part of town?

It happened in my own Adams Village neighborhood in Dorchester. east of Ashmont Station. The six youth most likely did not live in my neighborhood but were prowling around in their off time looking for victims and then jumped on the Red Line and took off. Later, I learned from another resident that her son was also robbed by that group but they were never found. That's what I mean about such crimes. My neighborhood is a quiet residential neighborhood with families and folks who walk their dogs but that's just it, it's a quiet residential neighborhood easy to fall prey to small crimes if the authorities let their guard down. Such incident could have happened in West Roxbury or even some suburb but it still needs to be taken seriously.

[msRB311]

I know quite a few people who have been robbed in dorchester. Either walking down the st or had a home broken into.

[Space_League]

Originally Posted by Urban Peasant

It happened in my own Adams Village neighborhood in Dorchester. east of Ashmont Station. The six youth most likely did not live in my neighborhood but were prowling around in their off time looking for victims and then jumped on the Red Line and took off. Later, I learned from another resident that her son was also robbed by that group but they were never found. That's what I mean about such crimes. My neighborhood is a quiet residential neighborhood with families and folks who walk their dogs but that's just it, it's a quiet residential neighborhood easy to fall prey to small crimes if the authorities let their guard down. Such incident could have happened in West Roxbury or even some suburb but it still needs to be taken seriously.

Sorry to hear it happened to you. Although it could have happened anywhere, I feel like your story is exactly what NIBYs will cite who don't want the Red Line (or whatever train line) stopping in their neighborhood because it brings criminals.