As the third quarter of ’26 was drawing to a close, District D-4 had seen a 4-percent reduction in Part One crime from last year.
According to Boston Police, 2,298 incidents of Part One crime (i.e. major categories of violent and property crime) were reported in the district, which includes the Back Bay, South End, Lower Roxbury, and the Fenway, between Jan. 1 and Sept. 20 of this year, as opposed to 2,391 incidents during the same timeframe in 2025. This year marked a more than 5-percent increase over the district’s five-year average of 2,182 incidents, however.
Both this and last year have each seen one homicide, while the district’s five-year average for this category was 1.4 incidents.
Rapes and attempted rapes were down 75 percent as the number fell to seven from 28 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 22.2 incidents.
Robberies and attempted robberies saw a nearly 17-percent reduction, with the number falling to 64 from 77 last year, while the district’s five-year average for this category was 80.4 incidents.
The number of domestic aggravated assaults in the district was up nearly 23 percent as the number climbed to 38 from 31 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 37.8 incidents.
In contrast, the number of non-domestic aggravated assaults decreased more than 5 percent, with the number falling to 148 from 156 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 149.5 incidents.
The number of commercial burglaries spiked around 19 percent as the number climbed to 50 from 42 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 38 incidents.
The number of residential burglaries remained the same, with 43 incidents in the district both this year and last. The district’s five-year average for this category was 60.2 incidents.
Incidents of larceny from a motor vehicle saw a more than 52-percent reduction as the number fell to 160 from 335 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 297.2 incidents.
Incidents of auto theft decreased more than 26 percent, with the number falling to 89 from 121 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 119.8 incidents.
Citywide, Part One crime was down 7 percent as the number of incidents fell to 1,541 from 1,655 last year. This year also saw a slight decrease from the city’s five-year average of 1,582 Part One crime incidents.