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Jamaica Plain 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
4/10/13 - 3:07 pm Mt. Washington Bank branch in Jamaica Plain robbed - again Bank robbery 515 Centre St. Add comment
4/6/13 - 11:55 pm Person shot on Heath Street; suspects traced to H Block Shooting 162 Heath St. Add comment (1)
3/31/13 - 8:30 pm Man shot to death in Jamaica Plain Murder 104 Minden St. Add comment (7)
3/9/13 - 11:42 pm Man robbed of iPad at gunpoint at Jackson Square Armed robbery 240 Centre St. Add comment (16)
2/28/13 - 8:45 pm Police guard JP adult-ed school after teacher robbed at gunpoint in classroom Armed robbery Eliot Street Add comment (9)
1/30/13 - 10:15 pm Man stabbed in arm, hit in head with gun in Egleston Square home invasion Armed home invasion 10 Egleston St. Add comment (1)
10/11/12 - 8:15 pm Jackson Square explodes in gunfire Shooting 225 Centre St. Add comment (12)
9/22/12 - 10:30 pm Man taken to hospital after fending off muggers in Jamaica Plain Assault and battery 21 Childs St. Add comment (22)
9/15/12 - 10:00 pm Sought for slicing man's throat in elaborate JP robbery Armed robbery Centre St. and Lamartine St. Add comment (4)
8/12/12 - 8:30 am Probably a good thing the bus driver had her door closed New Washington St. Add comment (3)
7/22/12 - 4:15 pm At least two in custody for knife fight at Stony Brook T stop Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Lamartine St. and Boylston St. Add comment (2)
6/26/12 - 2:15 pm Man shot in Jamaica Plain Shooting 170 Heath St. Add comment (4)
6/16/12 - 3:00 pm Pair of alleged dirtbags sought for coldcocking a guy at Forest Hills last month Assault and battery Tower St. and Washington St. Add comment (14)
6/14/12 - 11:45 pm Three shot at Bromley-Heath, one shot at Mass. Ave. and Shawmut Shooting 279 Centre St. Add comment (1)
5/6/12 - 1:00 pm JP day-care director charged with trying to run over church rector in parking-lot tiff Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 61 Rockwood St. Add comment (9)
4/27/12 - 6:30 pm Somebody shot to death in Forest Hills Murder 132 Hyde Park Ave. Add comment (3)
4/24/12 (All day) Police: Man may have exposed himself to pre-schoolers in Jamaica Plain Indecent exposure 93 Sedgwick Rd. Add comment (1)
3/23/12 - 4:13 pm Knife-wielding mountain-bike rider sought for swooping in on JP dog walker Armed robbery 251 Heath St. Add comment (1)
3/17/12 - 9:00 pm Stony Brook liquor store only robbed once Armed robbery 80 Boylston St. Add comment (3)
2/21/12 - 6:22 pm Police: Forest Hills convenience store doubled as drug market Illegal drug possession 180 Hyde Park Ave. Add comment (5)
2/19/12 - 6:10 pm Three charged with stomping gay man at Forest Hills; mother says her lesbian daughters would never do that Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Morton St. and Washington St. Add comment (28)
2/1/12 (All day) You think this guy knows he's using a stolen laptop? Assault and battery 25 St. John St. Add comment (16)
1/24/12 - 9:40 pm Scarface sought for armed holdup at liquor store near Stony Brook T stop Armed robbery 80 Boylston St. Add comment
1/19/12 - 11:09 pm Police: Three teens celebrated mugging in Southwest Corridor Park at nearby pizza place Unarmed robbery Lamartine St. and Hoffman St. Add comment (4)
1/16/12 - 5:00 am Police: Woman attacked while walking dog around Jamaica Pond Assault and battery Jamaica Pond Add comment
1/6/12 - 6:09 pm JP man gets stolen bike back - after getting punched in the head Unarmed robbery 358 Centre St. Add comment (12)
1/6/12 - 3:30 pm Apparent drive-by shooting in Forest Hills this afternoon; no injuries Gunfire 219 South St. Add comment (3)
1/5/12 - 10:15 pm Two arrested for armed holdup of pizza delivery guy in Forest Hills Armed robbery 155 Williams St. Add comment (2)
1/3/12 - 1:12 pm Pre-teen, two teens charged with armed robbery in JP Armed robbery 200 Centre St. Add comment (3)
12/29/11 - 4:40 pm Woman mugged at knifepoint outside Brewery in JP Armed robbery Merriam St. Add comment (46)
12/27/11 - 1:13 am Somebody running down Washington Street in JP at 1 in the morning will tend to attract police attention Unarmed robbery Washington St. and School St. Add comment (1)
12/22/11 - 2:34 pm Egleston teen, West Roxbury man arrested on drug, gun charges Illegal weapons possession 209 Boylston St. Add comment
11/28/11 - 1:30 pm Man sought for attacking woman pushing a baby stroller in Franklin Park Assault and battery Forest Hills Dr. Add comment (3)
11/28/11 - 1:00 pm Police: Guy who reported armed robbery is himself arrested when it turns out his stolen stuff was itself stolen Armed robbery South St. and New Washington St. Add comment (6)
11/19/11 - 7:00 pm Two stabbed in Egleston Square Stabbing Washington St. and Atherton St. Add comment (3)
11/8/11 - 10:30 pm Two arrested in connection with Jamaica Plain shooting Shooting 165 School St. Add comment (9)
10/28/11 - 8:24 pm No Halloween joke: The voices on the phone really were from inside the house Breaking and entering 109 Sedgwick St. Add comment
10/16/11 - 10:00 am Man stabbed to death in parking lot of Jamaica Plain 7-Eleven Murder S. Huntington Ave. and Centre St. Add comment (34)
10/14/11 - 12:50 am Man shot repeatedly in JP, expected to survive Shooting 921 Parker St. Add comment (2)
10/12/11 - 11:40 pm Woman robbed near Forest Hills T stop by three guys in Halloween masks Armed robbery South St. and New Washington St. Add comment (5)
9/29/11 - 6:55 am Car alarm works: Egleston Square man hears his, goes outside, finds burglar in car, grabs him Breaking and entering 3055 Washington St. Add comment (2)
8/29/11 - 7:00 pm Woman shot behind Bromley-Heath Shooting 964 Parker St. Add comment (3)
8/21/11 - 7:30 pm 13-year-old stabbed on Roxbury/Jamaica Plain line Stabbing Bickford St. Add comment (6)
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)
7/27/11 - 4:15 pm Gunpoint carjacking near Jackson Square T stop; suspect caught in manhunt in Roslindale woods Carjacking Centre St. and Lamartine St. Add comment (15)
7/3/11 - 8:30 pm Woman stabbed in Jamaica Plain Stabbing 87 Robinwood Ave. Add comment (2)
7/2/11 - 2:50 pm Police: Man grabbed woman's butt at Forest Hills, then offered her money to stop cursing him out Indecent assault and battery Hyde Park Ave. and Tower St. Add comment (3)
6/6/11 - 3:45 pm Jamaica Plain bank held up; suspects in custody Bank robbery 687 Centre St. Add comment
5/22/11 - 9:15 pm Pizza delivery guy held up in Roslindale, not far from where another delivery guy held up last week Robbery 100 Brookway Rd. Add comment (2)
5/18/11 - 3:30 pm Another armed robbery near Stony Brook T stop Armed robbery Boylston St. and Lamartine St. Add comment (2)
5/15/11 - 3:30 pm Afternoon armed holdup in Jamaica Plain Armed holdup School St. and Amory St. Add comment (3)
5/14/11 - 10:22 pm Police: Beer-drinking teen disposes of beer can - and a gun Illegal weapons possession 87 School St. Add comment (3)
5/10/11 - 11:50 am Police: Sisters attack 'snitch bitch,' officers in smoking dustup at Forest Hills Assault and battery Hyde Park Ave. and Tower St. Add comment (13)
4/3/11 - 8:30 pm Knifepoint holdup in Jamaica Plain Armed holdup Boylston St. and Burr St. Add comment (20)
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
3/12/11 - 5:15 pm Forest Hills robber takes the T Robbery 2 Hyde Park Ave. Add comment (2)
2/9/11 - 4:10 pm Homeless man charged with indecent assault on the Orange Line Indecent assault and battery 240 Centre St. Add comment (6)
2/8/11 - 7:45 am Body found in Jamaica Plain; possible homicide victim Murder 21 Kenney St. Add comment (31)
1/29/11 - 9:30 pm Shooting in Egleston Square sends man to hospital Shooting 3106 Washington St. Add comment
1/17/11 - 4:38 am Man charged with early morning car-smashing spree in Forest Hills Breaking and entering 85 Tower St. Add comment (1)
11/21/10 - 7:30 pm Three dead after violence erupts at Jamaica Plain sub shop Murder 662 Centre St. Add comment (101)
11/19/10 - 3:00 pm Fight leaves teen stabbed at Forest Hills T stop Stabbing Tower St. and Hyde Park Ave. Add comment (6)
10/23/10 - 6:00 pm Two shot in Egleston Square Murder 205 Boylston St. Add comment (7)
10/18/10 - 3:50 pm Jamaica Plain bank held up Bank robbery 733 Centre St. Add comment
10/13/10 - 6:40 pm Stabbing tonight near Stony Brook T stop Stabbing 190 Amory St. Add comment (7)
9/11/10 - 4:30 pm Man charged with punching son at Forest Hills bus stop Assault and battery Washington St. and Hyde Park Ave. Add comment
8/27/10 - 2:00 pm DA: Jamaica Plain teen out on bail on drug-distribution charges arrested with more drugs, gun Illegal weapons possession 194 Boylston St. Add comment (2)
8/22/10 - 5:37 pm Police: Egleston teen wanted for rock throwing ended up under arrest for crack dealing Drug trafficking 30 Walnut Ave. Add comment (2)
8/15/10 - 4:30 pm Five shot in Jamaica Plain Shooting 3151 Washington St. Add comment (28)
8/12/10 - 9:00 am That makes eight people shot on the same block in four days Shooting 3137 Washington St. Add comment (41)
7/25/10 - 2:30 pm Shooting outside Jamaica Plain taco shop Shooting 349 Centre St. Add comment (4)
7/7/10 - 6:56 am Police: State hospital patient escapes minders, attacks woman on Arborway Unarmed robbery 445 Arborway Add comment (9)
6/25/10 - 1:19 am Why city dwellers should always keep their heads down Assault with a dangerous weapon Gay Head St. and Centre St. Add comment (2)
6/21/10 - 3:00 pm Police say woman pleased as can be to punch pregnant woman in the head in Forest Hills fare-gate fight Assault and battery Washington St. and Hyde Park Ave. Add comment (3)
6/13/10 - 3:00 pm Official of JP community center charged with beating up girl his daughter was feuding with Assault and battery 200 Heath St. Add comment (5)