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Mattapan 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
2/2/12 - 12:10 pm Stabbing in Cummins Highway apartment building leaves one near death Stabbing 884 Cummins Highway Add comment
1/2/12 - 2:45 pm Gunmen get out of car, start shooting, don't hit anybody on Hyde Park/Mattapan line Shooting Ridlon St., and Greenfield St. Add comment (10)
12/20/11 - 2:15 pm Trolley driver punched in the face at Mattapan station Assault and battery River St. and Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (5)
12/16/11 - 8:39 pm Criminal pro tip: If you see a bunch of guys talking, don't try to mug one of them Armed robbery Cummins Highway and Fairway St. Add comment (1)
12/13/11 - 11:30 am Police: Officer fired on gunman aiming loaded weapon at him; man captured without injury Illegal weapons possession 431 River St. Add comment (3)
11/21/11 - 7:50 pm Man shot repeatedly in same complex where woman's body was found Bismarck St. and Fairlawn Ave. Mattapan Add comment (18)
11/21/11 - 4:30 pm Woman found dead in Mattapan apartment Murder 50 Fairlawn Ave. Add comment
10/17/11 - 6:32 pm Man out on bail in connection with triple murder arrested on gun charges in Mattapan Illegal weapons possession Osceola St. Add comment (14)
10/8/11 - 11:45 pm Man shot to death in Mattapan Square Murder Blue Hill Ave. and Babson St. Add comment (1)
9/12/11 - 1:45 pm Woman shot in leg in Mattapan Shooting Babson St. and Crossman St. Add comment
8/26/11 - 4:12 am Man shot to death in Mattapan Murder 18 Hosmer St. Add comment (1)
8/12/11 - 9:00 pm DA: Armed career criminal out on bail robs and shoots Mattapan resident while carrying cocaine in his pocket Armed robbery 1443 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (7)
8/8/11 - 10:45 pm Two shot in Mattapan Shooting 16 Favre St. Add comment (1)
8/4/11 - 9:30 pm Man shot in Mattapan Shooting 10 Linvale Terrace Add comment
8/2/11 - 8:15 pm Two shot, one in the chest, in Mattapan Shooting 40 Hansborough St. Add comment
7/29/11 - 3:00 pm Dodger fan sought for Mattapan bank holdup Bank robbery 1617 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (3)
7/4/11 - 11:36 pm Man shot in Mattapan Shooting Blue Hill Ave. and Morton St. Add comment
7/4/11 - 1:00 am Two shot overnight; brings weekend total to eight Shooting Harvard St. and Ridley Rd. Add comment (15)
6/4/11 - 10:55 pm Possible shootout sends two to hospital Shooting 23 Pleasant Hill Ave. Add comment (1)
6/2/11 - 9:00 pm Police: Young convicted crack dealer caught with six loaded weapons, bulletproof vest and more crack Illegal weapons possession 115 Deering Rd. Add comment (1)
5/29/11 - 10:15 pm Man dies in hail of gunfire in Mattapan Murder Messinger Street and Itasca Street Add comment (1)
5/23/11 - 9:30 pm Robbed and pistolwhipped in Mattapan Armed holdup Gladeside Ave. and River St. Add comment
5/15/11 - 9:20 pm Stabbing in Mattapan Stabbing 77 Mattapan St. Add comment
5/12/11 - 7:00 pm Four shot outside Mattapan liquor store Shooting 522 River St. Add comment
4/20/11 - 12:02 am Alleged dumbass who robbed food-delivery guy traced through cell phone he used to place order Armed robbery 46 Glenhill Rd. Add comment (2)
4/18/11 - 6:45 pm Hunt on for driver whose car hit little kid, then drove off Hit and run 161 Delhi St. Add comment
4/4/11 - 2:38 am Man with bushy ponytail goes on armed-robbery spree across area Armed holdup 715 Morrissey Blvd. Add comment (3)
2/25/11 - 2:40 am Kid may not have much of a future as a cat burglar Attempted breaking and entering 1170 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (3)
2/15/11 - 7:00 pm Mattapan store owner shoots hammer-wielding robber Shooting 1282 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (11)
2/15/11 - 8:35 am Chaos on Mattapan bus when man threatens to pull out gun, shoot everybody Assault with a dangerous weapon Cummins Highway and Brockton St. Add comment (24)
2/14/11 - 9:30 am Gang member shot at Mattapan home he was ordered to stay away from Shooting 60 Goodale Rd. Add comment (22)
2/9/11 - 9:00 pm Police: Teen uses fake gun for armed holdup in Mattapan Armed holdup River St. and Massoit St. Add comment (2)
12/13/10 - 4:42 pm Police: Pack follows guy out of Mattapan clothing store, jumps and robs him Assault and battery Cedar St. and Manchester St. Add comment (4)
11/28/10 - 12:00 pm Police: Spitting-mad woman attacks bus driver with metal pipe Assault and battery 667 Morton St. Add comment
11/11/10 - 12:30 am Gunned down in Mattapan Murder 22 Fessenden St. Add comment
10/28/10 - 10:00 pm Man shot in Mattapan; two sought Shooting 56 Ralston Rd. Add comment (1)
10/19/10 - 8:00 pm Teen robbed at knifepoint outside Mattapan Square pizza place Armed holdup 1672 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (2)
9/28/10 - 1:00 am Five shot, four dead in Mattapan, including a toddler Murder Woolson St. and Wildwood St. Add comment (62)
9/26/10 - 1:44 am Raper charged as mugger Armed holdup 1610 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (2)
9/14/10 - 10:30 pm Man shot in Mattapan; three sought Shooting 19 Sutton St. Add comment
9/6/10 - 8:45 pm Teen shot to death in Mattapan Murder 60 Astoria St. Add comment (18)
9/1/10 - 11:00 pm Another stabbing on an MBTA bus Stabbing Wood Ave. and Cummins Highway Add comment (1)
8/10/10 - 9:48 pm 'An object in the suspect’s pants was causing his pants to sag ' Illegal gun possession 51 Deering Rd. Add comment (10)
8/6/10 - 11:30 pm SWAT unit arrests three in Roxbury for Mattapan home invasion Armed home invasion 30 Fremont St. Add comment
7/23/10 - 12:30 pm The utility workers were really gunmen Armed home invasion 29 Babson St. Add comment (1)
7/8/10 - 6:17 pm Robbed outside Mattapan library by kid with ammo clip Armed holdup 429 Norfolk St. Add comment (2)
7/6/10 - 1:20 am Police: Mattapan teen puts loaded pellet gun to sister's head in dispute over housecleaning Assault with a dangerous weapon 58 Greendale St. Add comment
6/1/10 - 6:00 pm Police: Drug dealer gives up accomplice in vain attempt to escape arrest Drug trafficking 31 Westmore Rd. Add comment
5/30/10 - 1:35 pm Blood-drenched weekend: Two teens stabbed, one dead in Mattapan Murder 35 Harmon St. Add comment (2)
5/20/10 - 11:00 am Man shot in Mattapan; homicide unit summoned Shooting 6 Leahaven Rd. Add comment (3)
5/16/10 - 2:30 am Woman shot in hip in Mattapan Shooting 80 Weybosset Rd. Add comment
5/15/10 - 9:29 pm Gunfire rings out on Mattapan street; three arrested Gunfire 17 Elizabeth St. Add comment
4/23/10 - 6:44 pm Police: Lojack leads them to Mattapan stabbing suspect Stabbing 4 Woodruff Wy Add comment (5)
4/23/10 - 5:00 am Early morning stabbing in Mattapan leaves man near death Stabbing 23 Woodruff Way Add comment
4/9/10 - 2:00 am Double stabbing in Mattapan Stabbing 69 Rockland St. Add comment
4/8/10 - 4:00 pm Bank robbers sure seem to like Sovereign Bank: Mattapan, Brookline branches robbed Bank robbery 860 River St. Add comment (2)
3/6/10 - 2:00 am Seven stabbed overnight in Dorchester, Mattapan Stabbing 1583 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (1)
3/6/10 - 1:20 am Maybe the bloody bar brawl convinced the old bulls they don't run Mattapan anymore Stabbing 1583 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment
2/11/10 - 5:05 pm Teens charged with shooting up Blue Hill Avenue to intimidate somebody Illegal gun possession Blue Hill Ave. and Deering Rd. Add comment (1)
2/10/10 - 3:15 pm 14-year-old gunned down on Cummins Highway Murder 619 Cummins Hwy Add comment (4)
2/8/10 - 10:15 am Police: Potential bank robber settles on carjacking instead Carjacking 1617 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment
1/24/10 - 5:43 am Man found shot to death in Mattapan Murder 60 Goodale Rd. Add comment (1)
12/28/09 - 8:00 am Two bodies found in Mattapan apartment Murder 50 Fairlawn Ave. Add comment
10/16/09 - 11:25 am Man gunned down in Mattapan Murder 598 Harvard St. Add comment
7/18/09 - 5:00 pm Man stabbed in neck in Mattapan Square Stabbing 880 Cummins Hwy Add comment
7/11/09 - 10:41 am Tempers flare at Flames; one cook charged with using knife on another Stabbing 663 Morton St. Add comment (3)
6/17/09 - 10:00 am Police: Armed desperado taken down in Mattapan Square Illegal gun possession, Drug trafficking Cummins Hwy and River St. Add comment (1)
6/3/09 - 10:05 am Nobody killed in Mattapan by gangs who couldn't shoot straight Unlawful possession of a firearm Fremont St. and Babson St. Add comment
5/26/09 - 5:51 am Police seek Georgia woman having a bad day to give her an even worse day Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 1556 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (1)
5/14/09 - 2:45 am Man found dead in Mattapan Murder 23 Wilcock St. Add comment
5/10/09 - 3:59 pm Mattapan armed robbery ends in manhunt Armed holdup Walk Hill St. and Blue Hill Ave. Add comment
4/11/09 - 4:24 pm Police: Quincy thugs arrested after struggle in Mattapan Assault and battery on a police officer Fessenden St. Add comment
4/9/09 - 9:15 am Hairy guy holds up Mattapan bank Bank robbery 1659 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment
4/7/09 - 6:37 pm Father of teen facing charges in Steven Odom's death is shot Shooting 237 Delhi St. Add comment
4/6/09 - 1:45 pm Somebody shot in Mattapan Shooting Irma St. Add comment (2)