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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 time Incident Type Address Comments
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 (11)
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 (33)
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)
6/12/10 - 12:01 pm Gunshots, car crash, foot chase, arrest in Jamaica Plain Illegal gun possession 347 Centre St. Add comment
5/8/10 - 3:44 pm Two teens shot near Jackson Square, one dead Murder 944 Parker St. Add comment (15)
4/29/10 - 11:00 am Alleged groper grabbed for assault on 39 bus on S. Huntington Indecent assault and battery S. Huntington Ave. and Heath St. Add comment (32)
4/17/10 - 9:33 pm Police: Pair of teens knocks down, robs woman near Stony Brook T stop Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 98 Paul Gore St. Add comment
4/13/10 - 8:00 pm Shooting near Stony Brook T stop Shooting 163 Boylston St. Add comment
3/26/10 - 12:46 pm Mid-day shooting near English High; Orange Line service halted as cops search trains for suspect Shotting Amory St. and WIlliams St. Add comment (14)
3/9/10 - 5:40 pm Handbag snatched on normally quiet JP street Purse snatching 41 Greenough Ave. Add comment (3)
2/4/10 - 5:00 pm Alleged Orange Line monkey spanker nabbed Open and gross lewdness Washington St. and Hyde Park Ave. Add comment (10)
2/3/10 - 8:30 am Another woman attacked in the morning, this time in Jamaica Plain Indecent assault and battery Centre St. and Seaverns Ave. Add comment (7)
1/12/10 - 7:30 am Man stabbed at Forest Hills T stop this morning Stabbing 3700 Washington St. Add comment (1)
1/7/10 - 11:00 pm Jamaica Plain gas station robbed at gunpoint Armed holdup 525 Centre St. Add comment (9)
1/5/10 - 1:40 am Fatal shooting in Jackson Square Murder 265 Centre St. Add comment (10)
1/1/10 - 3:00 pm Even in JP: Police say man objected to the sight of two women holding hands, so he punched one in the face Assault and battery Weld Hill Street Add comment (11)
12/26/09 - 3:00 pm Clerk gunned down in Jamaica Plain convenience store Murder 779 Centre St. Add comment (9)
11/20/09 - 11:00 pm Jamaica Plain gas station robbed; worker bound, kidnapped Armed holdup 3440 Washington St. Add comment (3)
11/18/09 - 8:00 am Banks robbed today in South Boston, Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury Bank robbery 1920 Centre St. Add comment
11/16/09 - 10:20 am Police charge Egyptian with unarmed robbery in Jamaica Plain Unarmed robbery 57 Horan Wy Add comment (5)
11/3/09 - 1:20 pm Three teens arrested for two Jamaica Plain muggings last night Unarmed robbery Newbern St. and John A. Andrew St. Add comment (3)
10/31/09 - 9:22 pm Three charged for early-morning stickup near Stony Brook T stop Armed holdup 122 Boylston St. Add comment
9/26/09 - 8:55 am Another robbery attempt in Jamaica Plain, this time in broad daylight Attempted robbery 8 Mark St. Add comment (7)
9/22/09 - 7:15 pm Five holdups last night in Jamaica Plain - three at gunpoint Armed holdup Boylston St. and Chestnut St. Add comment (4)