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Violent crime incidents over the past year, as reported by Boston Police and the media (see caveats). More listings in text format below the map.

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Date and timesort icon Incident Type Address Comments
5/2/13 - 3:55 am Early morning hostage situation shuts Allston side street Hostage taking Arden St. and Hooker St. Add comment (11)
4/20/13 - 2:42 am BU students held up by three guys, one freaking out Armed robbery Ashford St. and Malvern St. Add comment
3/20/13 - 8:00 pm Return of the Allston Pusher? Woman attacked behind Packards Corner Star Market Assault and battery 1065 Commonwealth Ave. Add comment (2)
2/8/13 - 2:30 am Little good ever happens at the intersection of Brighton and Harvard after 2 a.m. Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 161 Brighton Ave. Add comment (6)
1/29/13 - 9:21 pm Two sought for armed holdup of Allston convenience store Armed robbery 57 Franklinn St. Add comment
1/26/13 - 1:21 am Man stabbed several times in Allston apartment; iPad not taken Stabbing 389 Cambridge St. Add comment (4)
1/18/13 - 11:30 pm Open season on BU students again Assault and battery Commonwealth Ave. and Brighton Ave. Add comment (9)
1/1/13 - 2:48 am Man stabbed in Allston is Boston's first murder victim Murder 40 Pratt St. Add comment (7)
11/24/12 - 2:43 am Four teens charged with Brighton home invasion Armed home invasion 45 Nottinghill Rd. Add comment (2)
11/23/12 - 11:13 pm Hookah rage reported in Allston Rage 70 Brighton Ave. Add comment (4)
11/6/12 - 9:00 pm Outbreak of forcible skirt lifting reported in Allston's BU ghetto Assault and battery Ashford St. Add comment (3)
11/3/12 - 2:00 am Men punched in the face for no apparent reason in Allston Assault and battery 39 Gardner St. Add comment
10/31/12 - 4:00 pm Police hunt for hit-run driver who put owner of Allston tattoo shop in the hospital with serious injuries Hit and run Commonwealth Ave. and Warren St. Add comment
10/28/12 - 6:40 am Early morning car fire in Allston Car fire 13 Higgins St. Add comment
10/9/12 - 7:25 am Another body found floating under the BU Bridge; this could be a homicide Murder Boston University Bridge Add comment (23)
10/7/12 - 4:00 am Two beaten for no apparent reason in Allston Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Commonwealth Ave. and Malvern St. Add comment
10/1/12 - 11:43 pm Man objects to being asked to leave Allston bar, so he tries a brass-knuckle beatdown Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 7 N. Beacon St. Add comment (2)
9/30/12 - 10:25 pm Party stabbing in Allston Stabbing Hano St. Add comment (3)
9/15/12 - 1:20 am Punks in leather and spiked Mohawks sought for smashing a bottle over some guy's head in Allston Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 200 Brighton Ave. Add comment (6)
9/8/12 - 2:20 am Can't blame the Kells: Man stabbed in chest near busy Allston intersection Stabbing 160 Brighton Ave. Add comment (1)
5/28/12 - 1:02 am Angry customers punch Domino's worker into unconsciousness for not letting them use restroom Assault and battery 450 Cambridge St. Add comment
4/19/12 - 2:43 am BU student found shot to death on Allston street Murder Allston St. and Glenville Ave. Add comment (45)
4/2/12 - 12:10 am Ah, BU: Men found at Ashford Street frat house duct taped together, clad only in underwear, covered in condiments Assault and battery 24 Ashford St. Add comment (32)
3/17/12 - 1:30 am From Allston to Fenway, police barraged with beer cans, cigarette butts Assault and battery on a police officer 10 Barrows St. Add comment (13)
2/26/12 - 8:39 am Watertown man charged with threatening cabbies in Allston with what turned out to be a BB gun Assault with a dangerous weapon Harvard Ave. and Commonwealth Ave. Add comment (2)
2/5/12 (All day) Early morning armed holdup in Allston Armed robbery Linden St. and Gardner St. Add comment (1)
1/14/12 - 1:30 am Man stabbed in robbery outside Allston sports bar Stabbing 161 Brighton Ave. Add comment (4)
1/9/12 - 10:00 pm Allston Subway robbed at knifepoint Armed robbery 260 Western Ave. Add comment
12/30/11 - 10:15 pm Two shot in Allston apartment Shooting 15 Chester St. Add comment
12/5/11 - 12:17 pm Two charged with mid-day robbery, face food smashing in Allston Unarmed robbery 1223 Commonwealth Ave. Add comment (2)
11/20/11 - 9:00 pm Rifles not a permitted form of rodent control within Boston city limits, man learns Illegal weapons possession 158 Franklin St. Add comment (12)
11/18/11 - 4:40 am Report: Allston man goes berserk with skateboard in Brookline Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Harvard St. Add comment (1)
11/13/11 - 1:30 am Just be glad you don't live on Ashford Street in Allston Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Ashford Street Add comment (3)
11/6/11 - 6:57 am Allston Flamer returns: Pickup set on fire Arson 20 Highgate St. Add comment (13)
10/23/11 - 7:30 pm Allston man stomped in robbery attempt Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Malvern St. and Ashford St. Add comment
10/7/11 - 2:30 am Fried chicken wrestled away from punchy, drunk BU student Assault and battery 1065 Commonwealth Ave. Add comment (7)
10/2/11 - 9:00 pm Manhunt for suspects in armed robbery in Allston park Armed robbery Ringer Park Add comment (2)
8/18/11 - 12:04 am Man shot repeatedly in Allston Shooting N. Harvard St. and Hefferan St. Add comment (13)
7/19/11 - 3:27 pm Kids, 14 and 15, charged with gunpoint beating, robbery in Allston Armed robbery 20 Rugg Rd. Add comment (11)
7/18/11 - 11:00 am DA: Scooter driver smashes woman's window with helmet, gets head smashed by woman's husband outside court Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Academy Hill Rd. and Chestnut Hill Ave. Add comment (51)
7/5/11 - 12:10 am Blood flowing like water across Boston; four dead Stabbing 53 Thomas Park Add comment (29)
7/4/11 - 10:50 pm Man charged with rape along Charles River last night; no apparent connection to earlier attacks Rape Soldiers Field Rd. and John Weeks Bridge Add comment (10)
6/9/11 - 4:00 pm Frequently robbed Allston bank branch robbed again Bank robbery 1237 Commonwealth Ave. Add comment
6/3/11 - 6:12 pm Allston bicyclist beaten with own bike lock in two-fight road-rage incident Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 74 Harvard Ave. Add comment (12)
5/10/11 - 3:00 pm Allston bank branch held up for third time in less than a month Bank robbery 1237 Commonwealth Ave. Add comment (2)
4/25/11 - 12:00 pm Guy with 'crooked, protruding teeth' sought for Allston bank holdup Bank robbery 1237 Commonwealth Ave. Add comment
4/20/11 - 7:52 pm Pastafazool! Police pinch purportedly punchy pizza patron Assault and battery 353 Cambridge St. Add comment (3)
4/13/11 - 3:30 pm Allston bank held up Bank robbery 1237 Commonwealth Ave. Add comment (3)
4/3/11 - 3:00 am Allston fight gets out of hand: Man stabbed three times Stabbing 83 Brighton Ave. Add comment (1)
2/19/11 - 2:30 am Stabbed in the arm on Harvard Avenue Stabbing 83 Harvard Ave. Add comment (6)
1/8/11 - 8:20 pm Police searching for driver who hit girl in Allston, then fled Hit and run Harvard Ave. and Cambridge St. Add comment (19)
12/23/10 - 10:30 am Allston jeweler tied up, knocked into unconsciousness Armed holdup 66 Harvard Ave. Add comment
12/11/10 - 8:30 pm Harvard Business School student grabbed, wrestled to ground, robbed Unarmed robbery 700 Soldiers Field Rd. Add comment
10/21/10 - 9:00 pm Novel way to keep from getting mugged: Jump in front of a speeding car Unarmed robbery Chester St. and Gardner St. Add comment (1)
10/16/10 - 2:11 am Drunken Yankees fans would do well to avoid the intersection of Harvard Ave. and Brighton Ave. when the bars let out Assault and battery Harvard Ave. and Brighton Ave. Add comment (12)
10/15/10 - 11:52 pm Alleged dumbass captured in Allston after taking time to inform victim he's being robbed Unarmed robbery Harvard Ave. and Commonwealth Ave. Add comment (1)
10/10/10 - 1:30 am Angry tow truck driver was angry Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Braintree St. and Everett St. Add comment
10/8/10 - 3:26 pm Disgust with New Jersey ends in savage beating in Allston Assault and battery 48 Pratt St. Add comment (19)
9/27/10 - 3:30 pm Armed robbery on BU campus Armed holdup 915 Commonwealth Ave. Add comment (3)
9/14/10 - 3:30 pm Guy shows up at polling place with loaded gun, points it at officers before tossing it in the air Armed holdup 40 Armington St. Add comment (4)
9/5/10 - 1:55 am Ten arrested for brutal attack in Allston Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Linden St. and Gardner St. Add comment
8/21/10 - 1:05 pm Police: Brighton woman ends cutting remarks with stabbing blow Stabbing 61 Hano St. Add comment (3)
7/17/10 - 2:17 am Woman choked, knocked to ground in Allston cell-phone robbery Unarmed robbery 1092 Commonwealth Ave. Add comment
7/9/10 - 12:30 am Robber might be on the loose in Packard's Corner Unarmed robbery Commonwealth Ave. and Naples St. Add comment
7/8/10 - 6:00 pm Alleged Orange Line groper and alleged Green Line grinder arrested Indecent assault and battery Austin St. Add comment (26)
6/19/10 - 1:30 pm The gangs of Allston Assault and battery 69 Hano St. Add comment (1)
6/4/10 - 2:15 am Two arrested for vicious early morning beating at Allston intersection Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Harvard Ave. and Cambridge St. Add comment (5)
5/30/10 - 1:34 am Probably not Pats material but maybe the Lions could give him a tryout Disturbing the peace 1316 Commonwealth Ave. Add comment (3)
4/3/10 - 11:22 am Man stabbed to death in Allston Murder 7 Mansfield St. Add comment (4)
4/3/10 - 2:30 am Brookline man gets Allston beatdown Assault and battery 44 Gardner St. Add comment (3)
4/2/10 - 2:50 am DA: When father heard man trying to rape his daughter he went after him - and chased him down the street and caught him Attempted rape Empire St. Add comment (1)
3/18/10 - 2:30 am Kicked in the face Assault and battery 36 Linden St. Add comment
3/11/10 - 7:05 pm You know how sometimes, in an argument, you don't think of the right thing to say until later? Armed holdup Rugg Rd. Add comment (9)
2/28/10 - 2:30 am Troubled Allston intersection turns deadly once more Murder Harvard Ave. and Brighton Ave. Add comment (47)
1/31/10 - 11:18 pm Woman beaten and robbed Assault and battery Camelot Ct. and Warren St. Add comment