Crime & Safety

JP Crime Down Over First 4 Months in 2013

See how big a drop in crime Jamaica Plain experienced in 2013 over the same period in 2012.

Major crimes were down in Jamaica Plain during the first four months of 2013 as compared to 2012, according to recently released Boston Police figures.

In the E-13 Jamaica Plain district, overall Part One crime – which includes incidents of homicide, rape (including attempted rape), robbery (including attempted robbery), aggravated assault, burglary (including attempted burglary), larceny (including attempted larceny) and motor vehicle theft (including attempted motor vehicle theft) –  was down 29 percent during the period beginning Jan. 1, 2013 and ending April 22, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.

There were 310 incidences of Part One crime in JP over that span in 2013, compared to 435 in 2012.

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The highest number of incidents in both years related to larceny and attempted larceny. In 2013, police reported 168 incidents of larceny compared to 242 in 2012.

There were 52 burglaries or attempted burglaries in 2013 compared to 68 in 2012.

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Incidents of crime were down in each category in E-13 except for homicide (1 in 2013, 0 in 2012), and rape and attempted rape (2 in 2013, 1 in 2012).

Crime is down 14 percent in all of Boston during this time period.


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