Where Are the Safest Neighborhoods in Boston? by Raleigh Werner

West Roxbury, Allston/ Brighton and Dorchester top the list for “safest” neighborhoods in Boston.

“Safe” is always a murky term since you can’t quantify safety purely on the amount of crime in an area — however, a lot of renters who reach out to me asking about safety cite crime as the primary metric they’re concerned about. I sifted through data from the Boston Police Department to compile an accurate list of the safest neighborhoods in Boston.