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Charlestown crime

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
5/7/13 - 10:18 pm Man shot to death in Charlestown Murder 92 Monument St. Add comment (2)
2/27/13 - 7:30 am Alleged Orange Line child kicker nabbed Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 120 Austin St. Add comment (2)
1/11/13 - 6:30 pm Man taken into custody peacefully after standoff with police in Charlestown Hostage taking Monument St. and Medford St. Add comment
1/5/13 - 5:30 pm T cop foils spoonpoint robbery of Dunkin' Donuts Assault with a dangerous weapon 99 Cambridge St. Add comment (7)
10/31/12 - 10:00 pm Woman hit from behind in Charlestown so hard she falls to ground and loses consciousness Assault and battery Lawrence St. Add comment (3)
10/7/12 - 9:14 pm Man charged with Charlestown stabbing Stabbing 73 O'Reilly Way Add comment
6/19/12 - 8:45 am Alleged Charlestown bank robber didn't get chance to put whole town in his rear view Bank robbery 201 Main St. Add comment
5/24/12 - 5:30 am Police bust up alleged after-hours druggie sex den in Charlestown Illegal drug possession 87 Cambridge St. Add comment (30)
5/8/12 - 9:45 am Sovereign branch in Charlestown held up bank robbery 437 Rutherford Ave. Add comment
3/30/12 - 12:48 pm Charlestown man charged as fare-jumping cabbie robber Assault and battery 48 Park St. Add comment (1)
1/18/12 - 5:55 pm Police gave suspect a choice: He could hand over the plastic bags in his butt cheeks or they could reach in and pull them out Illegal weapons possession Decatur St. Add comment (5)
1/5/12 - 12:10 am Man shot in chest in Charlestown Shooting 2 Carney Ct. Add comment
12/14/11 - 6:00 pm Young thugs beating, robbing their way through Charlestown Assault and battery High St. and Green St. Add comment (10)
8/31/11 - 10:45 pm Murder in Charlestown Murder McNulty Ct. Add comment (2)
7/19/11 - 4:00 pm Charlestown bank robbed again Bank robbery 438 Rutherford Ave. Add comment (9)
5/8/11 - 12:01 am Marco the police dog takes a bite out of crime after holdup at Sullivan Square T stop Armed robbery Sever St. Add comment (8)
4/7/11 - 5:00 am Two Charlestown Dunkin' Donuts held up at knifepoint Armed holdup 15 Austin St. Add comment (3)
3/22/11 - 3:03 am Townie charged with early-morning break-in at Jamaica Plain check-cashing place Attempted burglary 362 Centre St. Add comment
3/17/11 - 2:15 pm Charlestown man arrested with knife - and knife sharpener Assault with a dangerous weapon 170 Old Ironsides Way Add comment (2)
2/7/11 - 12:41 am Three charged with setting Charlestown apartment on fire over drug debt Arson 74 Medford St. Add comment (1)
11/18/10 - 6:00 pm Body part found on Charlestown street Body part found Bunker Hill St. Add comment (2)
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)
6/23/10 - 8:30 am Charlestown market held up at gunpoint Armed robbery 134 Bunker Hill St. Add comment
5/3/10 - 2:39 pm Sovereign Bank branch in Charlestown held up for second time in two months Bank robbery 437 Rutherford Ave. Add comment (2)
3/2/10 - 3:30 pm Two Charlestown banks held up Bank robbery 5 Austin St. Add comment
2/4/10 - 10:00 am Charlestown residents tied up in armed home invasion Armed home invasion 177 Bunker Hill St. Add comment
2/1/10 - 6:04 pm Police: Armed, heroin-toting non-Townie teens arrested in Charlestown Illegal gun possession 145 Bunker Hill St. Add comment
1/8/10 - 4:00 pm Charlestown bank robbed Bank robbery 201 Main St. Add comment
9/3/09 - 6:15 am Student arrested for gun possession at school Threats 197 8 St. Add comment (2)
8/18/09 - 4:30 am Elderly Charlestown man doesn't take robbery attempt lying down Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 21 Main St. Add comment (1)
4/3/09 - 1:15 pm Cops nick one in Charlestown barbershop stickup Armed holdup 180 Bunker Hill St. Add comment
3/13/09 - 9:29 pm Charlestown man stabbed fighting off muggers Stabbing, Armed holdup 37 Union St. Add comment
1/22/09 - 6:03 am Four arrested for armed holdup at Charlestown High School Armed holdup, Assault and battery 240 Medford St. Add comment
9/21/08 - 5:00 pm Suspects arrested for armed robbery in Charlestown Armed holdup Carney Ct. Add comment
Teen charged with attempted murder Add comment
Woman robbed at gunpoint Add comment
Woman bites, kicks victim Add comment
Man stabbed by gang Add comment
Choose your weapon: Knife, hot coffee or fingernails Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 17 O'Meara Ct. Add comment
Charlestown High locked down as shotgun fired outside Add comment
Man shot in head in Charlestown Murder 116 Bunker Hill St. Add comment (3)
Road-rage attack Add comment
Attacked with a dangerous whiffle bat Add comment
Charletown woman robbed at gun- AND knifepoint Add comment
Kicked repeatedly in the face for an iPod Add comment
Man stabbed over parking space Add comment
You can't just show up at mom's on Mother's Day without some flowers, even if you have just carjacked a cab Carjacking Rutherford Ave. and Washington St. Add comment (2)
Three charged with stabbing man in City Square Add comment
Attacked with knives, bats outside the Store 24 Add comment
Woman smashed in face with brick Add comment
Carjacked at knifepoint Add comment
Cell phone stolen at gunpoint Add comment
Man shot Add comment
Man shot repeatedly; dies Add comment
Somerville man stabbed Add comment
Man shot in leg Add comment
Punched in face by would-be car thief Add comment
Not a good day for Sovereign Bank: Second branch held up, this time in Charlestown Bank robbery 437 Rutherford Ave. Add comment (4)