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Dorchester 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 time Incident Type Address Comments
1/25/12 - 3:31 pm Driveway rage: Police say man tired of parents stopping in front of his driveway to pick up kids threatened one with a rifle Illegal weapons possession 136 Greenwood St. Add comment (18)
1/18/12 - 11:55 pm Police charge Dorchester man ended argument by repeatedly plunging knife into opponent Stabbing 107 Devon St. Add comment
1/14/12 - 1:50 pm Man shot to death in Dorchester; first murder of the year Murder 23 Trull St. Add comment (5)
1/11/12 - 10:00 pm Robbed at gunpoint in Dorchester park Armed robbery Ronan Park Add comment
1/11/12 - 6:30 am Police: Violent gun-toting, drug-selling perv taken down in Dorchester Illegal weapons possession 15 Brinsley St. Add comment
1/4/12 - 3:30 pm Man robbed of iPod, wallet, backpack by pack of masked men in Dorchester Armed robbery 19 Whitten St. Add comment (3)
1/2/12 - 10:00 pm Man shot as groups exchange gunfire on Columbia Road Shooting 185 Columbia Rd. Add comment
12/25/11 - 4:00 am Man charged with attempted murder while on bail on charges he shot at somebody repeatedly Shooting Nightingale St. Add comment (2)
12/23/11 - 9:40 pm Gunpoint robbery at Fields Corner T stop Armed robbery Dorchester Ave. and Faulkner St. Add comment (1)
12/23/11 - 1:45 pm DA: Serial pizza-holdup guy nabbed thanks to GPS-enabled phone he stole Armed robbery 110 Msgr Patrick J Lydon Way Add comment (2)
12/10/11 - 9:57 pm DA: Man who threatened to murder pizza delivery guy sent away for evaluation Armed robbery 31 Capen St. Add comment (3)
12/10/11 - 7:01 am Police: Pizza boxes in trash tie Dorchester teen to series of armed holdups of pizza delivery guys Illegal weapons possession 51 Wentworth St. Add comment (1)
12/9/11 - 9:30 am Shot to death in Dorchester Murder 47 Winston Rd. Add comment (5)
12/6/11 - 8:00 pm Man shot to death inside Dorchester three decker Murder 7 Samoset St. Add comment (3)
12/4/11 - 1:29 am Police: Routine traffic stop in Dorchester ends with arrest of guy with loaded gun Illegal weapons possession Whitfield St. and Wheatland Ave. Add comment (8)
12/2/11 - 7:30 pm Maybe next time the kid should steal some Visine instead of candy Armed robbery 1660 Dorchester Ave. Add comment
11/29/11 - 12:20 am Several arrests, guns seized after man found tied up, bashed in head in Dorchester Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 153 E. Cottage St. Add comment (1)
11/23/11 - 7:39 pm Police: Milton couple take cab to Dorchester guest house, then rob the cab driver Armed robbery 194 Callender St. Add comment (4)
11/22/11 - 6:00 pm Savin Hill hit by rash of armed holdups, including one of man walking with his young children Armed robbery 1156 Dorchester Ave. Add comment (1)
11/14/11 - 9:15 am Two women found shot to death in Dorchester Murder 50 Harlem St. Add comment (1)
11/5/11 - 5:45 am Police: Guy was traipsing around Dorchester with a loaded AK-47 Illegal weapons possession 47 Ballou Ave. Add comment (9)
11/2/11 - 1:00 am Man arrested after early morning Dorchester shooting, high-speed Expressway chase Shooting Crowell St. Add comment (1)
10/31/11 - 11:00 pm Stabbing, shooting at Red Line stops last night Shooting 1900 Dorchester Ave. Add comment (1)
10/29/11 - 12:00 pm DA: Guy left his little kids alone in his apartment with crack, gun and ammo Illegal weapons possession 37 Neponset Ave. Add comment (1)
10/26/11 - 1:55 pm Woman charged as armed career criminal for Dorchester home invasion Armed home invasion Charlotte St. Add comment (1)
10/15/11 - 10:00 pm Another armed robbery raises concerns in normally quiet Neponset section of Dorchester Armed robbery Newhall St. and Coffey St. Add comment
10/13/11 - 3:30 pm Man found shot in Dorchester schoolyard Shooting Mercier Ave. and Allcia Rd. Add comment (1)
10/11/11 - 1:11 pm Man stabbed to death in Dorchester Murder 3 Virginia St. Add comment
10/10/11 - 1:04 am Man shot to death in Dorchester Murder 20 Nahant Ave. Add comment (5)
10/5/11 - 4:55 pm Dorchester man charged with being armed, drunk and stupid Assault with a dangerous weapon 2 Bowdoin St. Add comment
9/30/11 - 6:10 pm Alleged thigh groper arrested on a 23 bus Indecent assault and battery Columbia Rd. and Washington St. Add comment (6)
9/25/11 - 3:24 pm Two teens shot in Dorchester; one dies, one near death Murder 253 Geneva Ave. Add comment (2)
9/22/11 - 9:20 pm Man shot to death in Dorchester Murder 15 Abbot St. Add comment (2)
9/18/11 - 2:00 am Two women attacked at gunpoint in Savin Hill area, one raped Rape Dorchester Ave. and Harbor View St. Add comment (6)
9/11/11 - 12:18 am What are the odds the Improper Bostonian will put this in their Sightings column? Illegal weapons possession Columbia Rd. and Bird St. Add comment (1)
9/10/11 - 4:51 am Arson blamed for early morning fire in Dorchester that injured one firefighter Arson 130 Devon St. Add comment (2)
9/9/11 - 1:15 pm Uphams Corner bank held up Bank robbery 585 Columbia Rd. Add comment (1)
9/8/11 - 2:00 pm Gallivan Boulevard bank robbed; suspect in custody Bank robbery 489 Gallivan Blvd. Add comment
9/2/11 - 5:00 pm Car shot up in Ashmont Car shot 1922 Dorchester Ave. Add comment (3)
8/29/11 - 1:15 pm Man shot in neck at Franklin Field Shooting 80 Ames Way Add comment (2)
8/27/11 - 7:08 pm Man shot to death in Dorchester Murder 11 Fayston St. Add comment (4)
8/26/11 - 10:40 pm Man shot in Dorchester Shooting 38 Julian St. Add comment (5)
8/23/11 - 7:18 pm Police: Dorchester man alive because guy firing rounds at him was a terrible shot Assault and battery 96 Bernard St. Add comment (1)
8/23/11 - 12:13 am Man stabbed to death in Dorchester; arrest made Murder 92 Sumner St. Add comment
8/19/11 - 1:16 am Once again, routine traffic stop leads to arrest on more serious charges Illegal weapons possession Columbia Road and Hancock St. Add comment (6)
8/18/11 - 3:00 pm Bank robber has a thing for Sovereign Bank branches Bank robbery 1442 Dorchester Ave. Add comment
8/11/11 - 7:29 pm Police: Walking drugstore arrested at JFK/UMass Illegal drug possession 559 Old Colony Rd. Add comment (3)
8/7/11 - 2:12 pm Lewiston, ME man charged with attempted armed robbery in Dorchester Attempted armed robbery 1464 Dorchester Ave. Add comment (2)
8/6/11 - 11:10 pm Man shot in car outside Ashmont T stop Shooting 1916 Dorchester Ave. Add comment (19)
8/4/11 - 1:50 pm Two shot in Dorchester Shooting Hamilton St. and Bowdoin St. Add comment (2)
8/3/11 - 2:46 pm Police: Guns pulled in traffic disputes in Fenway, Dorchester Assault with a dangerous weapon Boylston St. and Ipswich St. Add comment
8/3/11 - 11:00 am Drug dealers work late hours Illegal weapons possession 104 Topliff St. Add comment (7)
8/3/11 - 9:00 am Armed home invasion in Dorchester this morning Home invasion 77 Spencer St. Add comment
8/2/11 - 11:50 pm Drunk driver charged with beating girlfriend, carjacking delivery guy, causing crash on Expressway Assault and battery Pearl St. Add comment (11)
8/2/11 - 12:39 pm Gunfire but no victims outside Savin Hill T stop Gunfire 95 Auckland St. Add comment (2)
8/2/11 - 12:39 pm Police charge two with gunfire on Savin Hill; say officers stopped them before they could flee on the subway Gunfire 95 Auckland St. Add comment
7/31/11 - 12:22 am Four shot at Franklin Field, one dead Murder 40 Ames St. Add comment (1)
7/29/11 - 6:37 pm Police say they arrested two guys before they could use the loaded gun under their front seat Illegal weapons possession Oakhurst St. Add comment (6)
7/28/11 - 1:00 am Guy was a regular customer at Dorchester convenience store, at least, up until he robbed it at gunpoint, police say Armed robbery 320 Neponset Ave. Add comment
7/24/11 - 3:05 am Woman shot to death early this morning in Dorchester; arrest made Murder 50 Granger St. Add comment (1)
7/23/11 - 10:01 pm Man with alleged penchant for smashing people in the head with things now also charged with wiretapping Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 4 Glenway St. Add comment (3)
7/21/11 - 10:05 pm Shot in the back on Geneva Avenue Shooting 244 Geneva Ave. Add comment (1)
7/18/11 - 2:30 pm Three stabbed in Codman Square Stabbing 324 Talbot Ave. Add comment
7/16/11 - 10:12 am Man charged with punching, shooting at neighbor who complained about his driveway being blocked Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 41 Olney St. Add comment (5)
7/10/11 - 1:21 am Police say they broke up Dorchester fight before participant could take out his loaded gun Illegal weapons possession 66 Armandine St. Add comment (2)
7/7/11 - 11:22 pm Eleven shots fired, man dies Murder Mountain Ave. and Mascot St. Add comment (5)
7/7/11 - 2:30 pm Man shot at repeatedly on Columbia Road, runs into nearby school, shooters keep firing Shooting 275 Columbia Rd. Add comment (19)
7/5/11 - 12:10 am Blood flowing like water across Boston; four dead Stabbing 53 Thomas Park Add comment (29)
7/4/11 - 11:54 pm Stabbed in the back on Blue Hill Avenue Stabbing 975 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment
7/4/11 - 11:34 pm Man shot in Dorchester Shooting Talbot Ave. and Washington St. Add comment
7/4/11 - 10:00 pm Three shot in Dorchester Murder Norton St. and Bowdoin St. Add comment (1)
7/4/11 - 1:00 am Two shot overnight; brings weekend total to eight Shooting Harvard St. and Ridley Rd. Add comment (15)
7/2/11 - 8:30 am Three shot in Dorchester since yesterday afternoon Shooting 42 Fuller St. Add comment
6/29/11 - 1:42 am Man shot to death in Dorchester Murder 45 Olney St. Add comment (14)
6/27/11 - 10:00 pm Four-year-old shot in back; police seek two guys on dirtbikes who fired into crowd Shooting 100 Talbot Ave. Add comment (33)