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Chinatown crime

Violent crime incidents over the past year, as reported by Boston Police and the media (see caveats).

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Date and time Headline Type Address Comments
5/3/13 - 1:44 am Bouncer, two patrons stabbed in Theater District club Stabbing 275 Tremont St. Add comment (3)
2/18/13 - 1:47 am Man stabbed in Chinatown early this morning Stabbing Lincoln St. Add comment (5)
1/14/13 - 12:20 pm Man has iPhone snatched out of hands at T stop, runs after thief, who gets caught Unarmed robbery 800 Washington St. Add comment (12)
1/3/13 - 9:50 am Police seek man with bad teeth who failed to put bite on downtown bank Bank robbery 157 Stuart St. Add comment (4)
1/1/13 - 6:40 pm Stuart Street sex shop held up Armed robbery 57 Stuart St. Add comment (13)
12/16/12 - 3:10 am It just doesn't stop: Man shot in early morning Chinatown drive-by Shooting Essex St. and Kingston St. Add comment
12/15/12 - 4:30 pm Man stabbed at Chinatown T stop Stabbing 640 Washington St. Add comment (5)
10/23/12 - 6:40 pm Pack attacks woman on Orange Line; one alleged member arrested at police HQ when he shows up to bail out the others Armed robbery 750 Washington St. Add comment (42)
10/6/12 - 7:20 pm Police: Orange Line perv arrested when victim spots him at same station a week later Open and gross behavior 750 Washington St. Add comment (7)
9/16/12 - 3:00 am Roving gun battle starts in Theater District, ends in front of Roxbury police station Shooting 2400 Washington St. Add comment (22)
8/8/12 - 2:00 am Two shot at strip club Shooting 22 LaGrange St. Add comment (5)
4/28/12 - 2:00 am Man found shot to death in Theater District Murder 290 Tremont St. Add comment (4)
4/14/12 - 2:39 am Violence erupts again in Tufts Medical Center garage; two charged with stabbing, beating Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 274 Tremont St. Add comment (6)
3/26/12 - 1:00 pm Three charged with beating, trying to kidnap woman's boyfriend in downtown garage Assault with a dangerous weapon 274 Tremont St. Add comment
10/3/11 - 2:20 am A little early morning wilding in Chinatown Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Boylston St. and Washington St. (9)
9/18/11 - 3:00 pm Police looking for man who smacked Silver Line driver in the face with a pipe or flashlight Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Kneeland St. and Washington St. (8)
8/9/11 (All day) Another mother charged with attacking young child Assault and battery 800 Washington St. (4)
7/18/11 - 2:40 pm DA: Man admits early morning Chinatown stabbing, just not with the knife police found him with Stabbing LaGrange St. (1)
4/8/11 - 3:12 am Cops braced for violence at troubled downtown club arrest two on gun charges after they drive away Illegal weapons possession 83 Essex St.
3/13/11 - 8:00 am Woman punched in face in Chinatown carjacking Carjacking 628 Washington St.
11/28/10 - 2:00 am Five arrested in closing-time melee at Theater District club Assault and battery 100 Warrenton St. (11)
11/3/10 - 2:40 am Man stabbed, beaten with high chair in early-morning melee at Chinatown restaurant Stabbing 15 Edinboro St.
9/30/10 - 2:27 am Police say they broke up early morning kidnapping in Chinatown Attempted kidnapping Kneeland St. and Tyler St.
9/22/10 - 4:00 pm Man in scrubs tries to rob Chinatown bank Attempted bank robbery 621 Washington St.
6/2/10 - 3:00 pm Chinatown bank held up Bank robbery 711 Washington St.
5/21/10 - 2:30 pm Yet another Sovereign Bank branch robbed, this time by a Yankees fan Bank robbery 43 Kneeland St. (3)
5/14/10 - 6:21 pm Police: Man with crack stabs two near the Greenway, threatens cops with knife Stabbing Surface Rd. and Lincoln St.
5/9/10 - 1:00 am Police: Woman attacked in Chinatown hotel by man with shaved head Sexual assault 821 Washington St.
4/24/10 - 2:29 am The loaded gun falls, and having fallen, gets you arrested Illegal gun possession 83 Essex St. (2)
2/18/10 - 7:20 am Woman robbed, punched in face Assault and battery Hudson St. and Tai Tung St.
2/16/10 - 2:49 pm Woman punched in face, robbed Assault and battery Beach St. and Harrison Ave.
1/27/10 - 5:50 am Man punched, robbed of van Assault and battery 21 Edinboro St.
1/22/10 - 6:15 am Elderly woman shoved to ground, robbed Assault and battery 15 Oxford St. (2)
1/17/10 - 10:38 pm Woman punched in face, robbed Assault and battery 25 Beach St.
1/11/10 - 3:50 pm Chinatown bank robbed Bank robbery 43 Kneeland St. (2)
10/9/09 - 10:20 pm Four charged with brutal Theatre District attack Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 265 Tremont St. (8)
8/24/09 - 7:50 am One charged, one sought for daylight armed holdup in Chinatown Armed holdup Kneeland St. (3)
5/28/09 - 10:00 am Stabbing at a Chinatown homeless shelter Stabbing 39 Boylston St. (5)
4/24/09 - 11:22 pm Five stabbings in Boston this morning Stabbing Essex St. and Chauncy St.
4/13/09 - 9:30 pm Apparently the panhandlers get more ornery late at night Assault and battery Washington St. and Essex St.
2/24/09 - 2:30 pm Stabbing on Kneeland Street Stabbing Kneeland St. and Knapp St.
1/21/09 - 8:10 am Police: Chinatown shoplifter tried to needle store workers Assault with a dangerous weapon 692 Washington St.
9/21/08 - 11:30 pm Man charged with Chinatown stickup Armed holdup Washington St.
7/22/08 - 7:00 pm Police: Dudes running down the street late at night often up to no good Assault and battery, robbery LaGrange St. and Tamworth St.
5/3/08 - 5:00 pm Body dumped in Franklin Park; stabbed man kicked out of bar Murder Franklin Park Rd. (8)
2/10/08 - 8:40 am Murder at the Metropolitan Murder 1 Nassau St. (6)
Stabbing in Chinatown; armed robbery in Roxbury (4)
Two charged with perjury related to Theater District murder
Court rejects stranger-in-strange-land argument; upholds multiple life sentences in notorious Chinatown mass murder
Strip-club shooting victim still in bad shape; workers say shooter was a regular (5)