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Downtown 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
Double stabbing in broad daylight at Downtown Crossing Add comment
Slugged with a skateboard Add comment
Armed robbery Add comment
Man stabbed repeatedly Add comment
Downtown carjacking suspect to be arraigned today Carjacking 20 Clinton St. Add comment (5)
Stabbing at State Street T stop Stabbing State St. and Congress St. Add comment (2)
Gun guy fails to get away with money at Dunkin' Donuts Add comment
Police investigating whether man tried pushing woman into path of oncoming subway train Add comment (1)
Downtown bank robbed Bank robbery 15 Broad St. Add comment
Store held up at knifepoint Add comment
Filene's employees threatened with box cutter Add comment
Shot to death near South Station Add comment
Major takedown in North Station area Add comment (21)
Police: Teen shoplifter at Macy's was packing loaded gun Illegal weapons possession 450 Washington St. Add comment
Stabbed at the 7-Eleven Add comment
DA: Man charged with fondling self in downtown Starbucks was wearing a GPS device for prior sex-assault conviction Add comment (5)
Rampage after the bars closed Add comment
Four men nabbed in parking-lot melee Add comment
Shot in a car, run over Add comment
Police: Marines in full uniform beat up man on High Street Assault and battery Milk St. and High St. Add comment (5)
Dunkin' Donuts robbed at gunpoint Add comment
Store clerks held up at knifepoint Add comment
Stabbed during a traffic dispute Add comment
Man repeatedly stomped Add comment
Lowell man charged with using gun to get parking space Add comment
Brawl outside Suffolk Superior Court leaves one stabbed Stabbing 3 Pemberton Sq. Add comment
Four women charged with post-clubbing robbery and beatdown Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 230 Tremont St. Add comment (4)
Revere man stabbed Add comment
Store robbed at gunpoint Add comment
Shot in the stomach Add comment
Another Green Line groper pursued Indecent assault and battery Park St. and Tremont St. Add comment (2)
Carjacking with kids inside Add comment
Man attacked with brick Add comment
Ben and Jerry's robbed at gunpoint Add comment
Downtown Sovereign Bank branch held up; robber headed to Park Street T stop Bank robbery 1 Beacon St. Add comment
Man punched repeatedly in face Add comment
Smashed in face with bottle at the Harp Add comment
Fracas leaves officers injured Add comment
Dedham man arrested for armed robbery Add comment
Vertigo and stabbing pains Add comment
Stabbed in melee outside the Hong Kong Add comment
He throws a concrete block through a window Add comment
1/2/06 - 3:27 pm Store 24 armed robbery Armed holdup 177 State St. Add comment
6/2/06 - 6:25 pm Death of homeless man considered murder Murder Causeway St. Add comment
6/19/06 - 12:04 pm Stabbing near Faneuil Hall turns fatal Murder Congress St. and North St. Add comment
5/14/08 - 3:45 pm T police: Green Line groper grabbed Pervishness Boylston St. and Tremont St. Add comment (14)
5/29/08 - 2:47 pm Never a good idea to point a fake gun at police Assault with a dangerous weapon Park St. and Tremont St. Add comment (4)
5/31/08 - 10:25 pm Dorchester man charged with punching out cop in early-morning downtown melee Assault and battery, Assault and battery on a police officer 75 State St. Add comment (1)
6/6/08 - 10:20 pm Shot in the knee outside downtown club Shooting 35 Batterymarch St. Add comment
6/30/08 - 8:00 am Bank held up by man claiming to have a gun Bank robbery 60 State St. Add comment
7/4/08 - 7:51 am Man murdered near Faneuil Hall in broad daylight on July Fourth Murder North St. and Union St. Add comment (8)
7/26/08 - 10:00 pm Ultra-violence: Three men shot, two wounded in downtown rumble Shooting Valenti Wy and Friend St. Add comment (6)
7/30/08 - 12:12 am Police: Guy mistakes downtown bar for driving range Disturbing the peace 180 State St. Add comment (11)
8/16/08 - 10:00 pm Man shot in Downtown Crossing Shooting Washington St. and Avery St. Add comment
8/17/08 - 10:00 pm Chunk of concrete vs. gun: Gun wins Shooting Washington St. and Ave. de Lafayette Add comment (4)
8/28/08 - 7:00 am Alleged Orange Line perv arrested Groping Chauncy St. and Summer St. Add comment
9/26/08 - 9:30 am The Naked City II: Nude dude waves arms, possibly other things, at downtown onlookers Pervishness Tremont St. and School St. Add comment (2)
9/27/08 - 9:30 pm Boston hospitality: Police help Texas couple find new accommodations in the middle of the night Assault and battery 70 Rowes Wharf Add comment (11)
10/2/08 - 10:42 am But what if he'd just found the holy grail? Burglary 125 Tremont St. Add comment (9)
10/3/08 - 11:00 am Stabbing on State Street, bullets over Bromfield Stabbing Washington St. and Summer St. Add comment (1)
10/4/08 - 7:50 pm Woman attacked by cab driver Sexual attack Atlantic Ave. Add comment
10/6/08 - 11:00 am Big rumble in Downtown Crossing yesterday? Fight Washington St. and Summer St. Add comment (7)
11/12/08 - 7:40 am Samaritans help bring down alleged purse snatcher on School Street Purse snatching 53 State St. Add comment (5)
11/12/08 - 7:11 pm Connecticut couple put up for the night at the expense of Boston taxpayers Assault and battery 60 School St. Add comment (66)
12/4/08 - 9:15 pm Police: Limo-riding goons smash two with bare fists, brass knuckles Assault and battery North St. and Union St. Add comment (10)
12/13/08 - 8:02 pm Police: Big-city excitement proves too much for one group of suburbanites Assault and battery 180 Lincoln St Add comment
12/26/08 - 11:20 am Daylight shooting in Downtown Crossing Shooting Temple Pl. and Washington St. Add comment
12/27/08 - 1:00 pm Security guards quickly picked up the guy's scent Armed holdup 150 Faneuil Hall Market Pl Add comment (4)
12/31/08 - 8:30 pm Man shot outside Revolution Shooting 200 High St. Add comment (1)
1/9/09 - 9:17 pm Police: Alleged idiot throws block of ice through cab windshield Malicious destruction of property Broad St. and Surface Rd. Add comment (1)
1/19/09 - 1:00 pm Teen stabbed outside Loews theater 175 Tremont St. Add comment
1/24/09 - 8:25 pm Cops quell club chaos Assault and battery on a police officer 160 Milk St. Add comment (1)
2/10/09 - 12:50 pm Today's criminal tip: If you're going to rob somebody from Craigslist, make sure he's out of shape first Unarmed robbery 175 Tremont St. Add comment
2/14/09 - 6:35 pm Blood runs for real at Loews on Tremont again as three sliced up Stabbing 175 Tremont St. Add comment (57)
2/15/09 - 9:17 pm New Yorkers charged with abusing Boston hospitality Assault and battery on a police officer 60 School St. Add comment