Police Ask JP Residents to Report Excessive Summer Noise

With the summer in full swing, police in the area are asking the public to help them shut down egregious noise violators in the neighborhood.

The Boston Police E-13 (Jamaica Plain) District sent an email notification Monday morning asking neighbors to report instances of noise pollution.

“During the summer, there is an increase in noise pollution in our neighborhoods. Therefore, we urge you to ask your tenants to report all loud parties by calling (617) 343-5500 or 911 for all noise complaints,” according to the note, sent by Officer Carlos Lara at the E-13 Community Service office.

Those caught could face fines of between $50 and $300 depending on number of offense.

Lara continued via email to Patch: “We receive numerous complaints about noise and loud parties in our neighborhoods; thus we want to make sure that the community has the information they need to deal with this quality of life issue.”

Boston’s noise ordinance defines “unreasonable noise” as noise measured in excess of 50 decibels between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., and 70 decibels during all other hours or, the more commonly invoked specification which says a violation is “any noise plainly audible at a distance of 300 feet  or,  in  the  case  of  loud  amplification  devices  or  similar  equipment,  noise plainly audible  at  a  distance  of  100 feet  from its  source  by  a  person  of normal hearing.”