Crime & Safety
10 Boston Hot Spots for Crime
These 10 areas around the city have been identified for intense Boston Police enforcement, quality of life and service focus.

This week, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, along with Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, school and city personnel, announced strategies to have a safe summer in the city.
Boston Police also identified 10 hot spots for intense enforcement, quality of life and service focus:
- Grove Hall in Roxbury
- Upham’s Corner in Dorchester
- Warren Gardens housing in Roxbury
- Blue Hill Avenue and Quincy Street, Dorchester
- Bicknell Street area, Dorchester
- Woodrow Avenue in Dorchester
- Franklin Hill/Franklin Field in Dorchester
- Bowdoin Street and Geneva Avenue, Dorchester
- Lenox housing, South End
- Heath housing, Mission Hill
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