West Roxbury Crime Statistics: Is Crime on the Rise From 2015?

WEST ROXBURY, MA - Boston Police have released their crime statistics for the first quarter of the year, and it's a mixed bag.

From Jan. 1 to March 20 of this year, violent crimes reported are either on pace with or have surpassed those from the same period in 2015.

Not to mention overall crime is up 2 percent.

However some neighborhoods have seen a drop in both overall and violent crime.

In West Roxbury overall crime is down 29 percent compared to the first three months of 2015, and violent crimes reported are slightly below last year's numbers.

Here's how crime breaks down in the E-5 West Roxbury District:

Homicide

• 2015: 0
• 2016: 0

Rape and Attempted

• 2015: 1
• 2016: 0

Robbery and Attempted:

• 2015: 2
• 2016: 5

Domestic Aggravated Assault:

• 2015: 9
• 2016: 6

Non-Domestic Aggravated Assault:

• 2015: 12
• 2016: 10

Commercial Burglary:

• 2015: 9
• 2016: 6

Residential Burglary:

• 2015: 9
• 2016: 5

Other Burglary:

• 2015: 0
• 2016: 1

Larceny from MV:

• 2015: 27
• 2016: 18

Other Larceny:

• 2015: 53
• 2016: 84

Auto Theft:

• 2015: 8
• 2016: 7

Total:

• 2015: 130
• 2016: 92

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