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Safety index · Boston · data through September 2026

Is Mattapan safe?

Mattapan shows a typical level of reported crime for Boston. Its SafeRoute safety index is 48 out of 100 — 7 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 15th of 25 Boston neighborhoods — based on 950 incidents reported to the Boston Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

48/100
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 SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Boston — a typical Boston neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Mattapan against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (12% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Morton StreetRiver Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
950 incidents reported within 1 km of the Mattapan center (500 shown) · Boston Police data through September 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

Violent crime
112 · 12%
Other theft
237 · 25%
Public order
136 · 14%
Criminal damage & arson
96 · 10%
Vehicle crime
125 · 13%
Drugs
85 · 9%

When it happens

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

Walking in Mattapan at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Mattapan safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 48/100). About 47% 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?

Violent crime — 112 of 950 incidents (12%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 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.