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Safety index · Boston · data through October 2026

Is Mattapan safe?

Mattapan shows a typical level of reported crime for Boston. Its SafeRoute safety index is 47 out of 100 — 7 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 15th of 25 Boston neighborhoods — based on 1,152 incidents reported to the Boston Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

47/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Mattapan — higher is safer. 15th 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 Mattapan against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 24% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Morton StreetRiver Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,152 incidents reported within 1 km of the Mattapan center (500 shown) · Boston Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
276 · 24%
Public order
167 · 14%
Vehicle crime
152 · 13%
Violent crime
136 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
118 · 10%
Drugs
104 · 9%

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 Mattapan at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Mattapan safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 47/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Mattapan 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 Mattapan?

Other theft — 276 of 1,152 incidents (24%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.

How is the Mattapan 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.