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Safety index · Boston · data through October 2026

Is Longwood, Boston safe?

Longwood shows a typical level of reported crime for Boston. Its SafeRoute safety index is 65 out of 100 — 11 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 7th of 25 Boston neighborhoods — based on 625 incidents reported to the Boston Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

65/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Longwood — higher is safer. 7th of 25 Boston neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH OCTOBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Boston — a typical Boston neighborhood sits near 54. It ranks Longwood against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — shoplifting alone is 34% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Beacon StreetHuntington Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center625 incidents reported within 1 km of the Longwood center (500 shown) · Boston Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Shoplifting
211 · 34%
Other theft
119 · 19%
Violent crime
83 · 13%
Public order
71 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
39 · 6%
Other
30 · 5%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Boston safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Longwood at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Longwood safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 65/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Longwood are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Longwood?

Shoplifting — 211 of 625 incidents (34%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Longwood safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Boston Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Boston, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.