As the third quarter of ’26 was drawing to a close, Area A-1 had seen a 7-percent reduction in Part One crime from last year.
According to Boston Police, 1,541 incidents of Part One crime (i.e. major categories of violent and property crime) were reported in the district, which includes Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Downtown, and the North End, between Jan. 1 and Sept. 20 of this year, as opposed to 1,655 incidents during the same timeframe in 2025. This year also marked a nearly 3-percent reduction in Part One crime from the district’s five-year average of 1,582 incidents.
Two homicides were reported this year, compared to one last year, while the district’s five-year average for this category was 1.8 incidents.
Rapes and attempted rapes in the district decreased 40 percent as the number fell to nine from 15 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 15.6 incidents.
Robberies and attempted robberies saw an approximately 14-perecent drop as the number fell to 84 from 94 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 109.8 incidents.
Incidents of domestic aggravated assault were up 120 percent as the number spiked to 33 from 15 last year, while the district’s five-year average for this category was 21.5 incidents.
Incidents of non-domestic aggravated assault increased more than 10 percent, with the number climbing to 158 from 143 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 163.4 incidents.
Incidents of commercial burglary were down 50 percent as the number fell to 48 from 96 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 60.2 incidents.
Incidents of residential burglary decreased around 21 percent, with the number dropping to 26 from 33 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 34.5 incidents.
Incidents of larceny from a motor vehicle saw a more than 35-percent decline as the number fell to 96 from 148 last year, while the district’s five-year average for this category was 157.8 incidents.
Other larcenies saw a slight decrease as the number fell to 1,024 from 1,042 last year, while the district’s five-year average for this category was 945 incidents.
Incidents of auto theft also saw a minor dip, with the number falling to 61 from 64 last year. The district’s five-year average for this category was 71 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.