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Roxbury 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
6/15/13 - 12:30 pm Man shot on Mission Hill, taken away in bad shape Shooting 15 McGreevey Way Add comment
6/15/13 - 4:00 am Two women sexually assaulted, stabbed on Mission Hill Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Huntington Ave. and Vancouver St Add comment (8)
6/11/13 - 10:08 pm Roxbury store robbed at gunpoint; thief takes entire cash register Armed robbery Blue Hill Ave. and Maywood St. Add comment (1)
6/9/13 - 2:00 am Police: Woman throws bleach in man's face during robbery on a T bus Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 517 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (26)
6/1/13 - 3:22 pm Two shot, one dead in Egleston Square Murder Columbus Ave. and Washington St. Add comment (10)
5/29/13 - 10:20 pm Mass. Ave. McDonald's held up at gunpoint Armed robbery 820 Massachusetts Ave. Add comment (4)
5/27/13 - 8:27 pm Man shot dead near Seaver Street Murder 125 Elm Hill Ave. Add comment
5/26/13 - 12:02 am Man shot in the leg in Roxbury Shooting 1140 Harrison Ave. Add comment (1)
5/21/13 - 9:19 pm Egleston Square McDonald's held up at gunpoint Armed robbery 3064 Washington St. Add comment (2)
5/16/13 - 8:25 pm Man stabbed several times on Blue Hill Avenue Stabbing Blue Hill Ave. and Woodcliff St. Add comment
5/15/13 - 1:30 am Four sought for early morning Mission Hill home invasion, kidnapping Armed home invasion 43 New Whitney St. Add comment (7)
5/11/13 - 5:15 pm Residents tied up with zip ties in Mission Hill home invasion Armed home invasion 142 St. Alphonsus St. Add comment (1)
5/3/13 - 1:45 pm Two shot to death in parking lot of Roxbury drug store Murder 416 Warren St. Add comment (25)
5/3/13 - 12:45 am Two shot in Roxbury, one dead Murder 41 Prentiss St. Add comment (15)
4/29/13 - 9:10 pm Two shot in Roxbury, one taken to hospital in bad shape Shooting 65 Beech Glen St. Add comment (44)
4/27/13 - 11:34 am Police: Child runs into side of moving car, child's family then attacks driver and her child Assault with a dangerous weapon 34 Schuyler St. Add comment (13)
4/26/13 - 9:35 pm Gunfire in Roxbury; not long after, man shows up at hospital with gunshot wounds to the leg Shooting 90 Regent St. Add comment (1)
4/20/13 - 1:35 am Man shot to death in Roxbury Murder 52 Copeland St. Add comment
4/17/13 - 8:35 pm Man shot near Dudley Square, dies Murder 237 Dudley St. Add comment (8)
4/16/13 - 2:30 pm Three shot on Martin Luther King Boulevard Shooting Mayfair St. and Martin Luther King Blvd. Add comment (11)
3/31/13 - 1:30 am Man shot in the stomach on Ruggles Street Shooting 300 Ruggles St. Add comment (3)
3/28/13 - 4:15 pm Gunfire in Dudley Square; nobody hit Gunfire 2343 Washington St. Add comment (4)
3/26/13 - 2:56 pm Several blocks shut off in Roxbury as police investigate shootout Shooting Waverly St. and Perrin St. Add comment (2)
3/21/13 - 11:02 pm DA: Holdup, beating at Mission Hill ATM ends when victim pulls out box cutter and carves up attacker Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 1628 Tremont St. Add comment (11)
3/19/13 - 8:05 pm Man stabbed in the side in Roxbury Stabbing 190 Ruggles St. Add comment
3/19/13 - 7:15 pm Two under arrest after armed robbery in Roxbury Armed robbery 306 Dudley St. Add comment
3/8/13 - 7:40 pm H Block vs. Heath Street? Man shot on Holworthy Street, suspect arrested on Heath Street Shooting 41 Holworthy St. Add comment (1)
3/5/13 - 3:00 pm Body found in car on Roxbury street Body found 47 Langdon St. Add comment (4)
3/3/13 - 9:54 pm Man stabbed in the neck in Roxbury; homicide unit called in Stabbing 129 Harrishof St. Add comment
3/1/13 - 11:30 pm Two stabbed in Brigham Circle Stabbing Tremont St. and Huntington Ave. Add comment
2/28/13 - 9:45 pm Man shot to death at Dudley station Murder 14 Ziegler St. Add comment (20)
2/28/13 - 4:50 pm Shooting in Egleston Square Shooting Weld Ave. and Columbus Ave. Add comment (3)
2/23/13 - 11:36 am Police say man who isn't very good at robbing banks arrested after failed Dudley Square robbery Bank robery 2343 Washington St. Add comment
2/3/13 - 7:51 am Police: Man chats up women in Egleston Square, then rapes them Rape 2900 Washington St. Add comment
1/27/13 - 7:45 pm SUV taken at gunpoint on Mission Hill Carjacking 75 St. Alphonsus St. Add comment (4)
1/20/13 - 9:50 pm Man shows up at hospital with gunshot wound to the neck Shotting Warren St. and Walnut St. Add comment (3)
1/11/13 - 7:10 pm 13-year-old shot in Roxbury; homicide unit summoned Shooting Humboldt Ave. and Homestead St. Add comment (21)
1/4/13 - 9:55 pm Man shot in the leg on Seaver Street Shooting 331 Seaver St. Add comment
1/3/13 - 7:27 am Police: Robbery suspect had blood pouring from mouth from where he chomped on victim's hand Assault and battery 333 Martin Luther King Blvd. Add comment (2)
12/28/12 - 1:38 am Man shot to death in Roxbury Murder 131 Harold St. Add comment (3)
12/16/12 - 8:30 pm Man shot in home invasion, one of his attackers knocked out Shooting 11 Wyoming St. Add comment
12/15/12 - 12:00 pm Mission Hill liquor store held up at gunpoint Armed robbery 1623 Tremont St. Add comment
12/15/12 - 11:47 am Cabbie robbed, cars smashed in Roxbury incident Armed robbery 16 Copeland St. Add comment
12/15/12 - 10:50 am Man shot in the head in Roxbury, dies Murder 11 Windsor St. Add comment (1)
12/14/12 - 8:30 pm Shooting in the medical area? Shooting 1 Blackfan Circle Add comment
12/12/12 - 3:50 pm Orange Line fight ends with battlers, train taken out of service Assault and battery Ruggles St. and Tremont St. Add comment (4)
12/11/12 - 1:20 am Man shot to death in Roxbury apartment Murder 37 Copeland St. Add comment (4)
12/2/12 - 9:00 am 'Inmate on inmate violence' leaves prisoner at South Bay dead Murder 20 Bradston St. Add comment
12/1/12 - 9:10 pm Barrage of gunfire outside Roxbury barber shop sends one to the hospital Shooting 511 Dudley St. Add comment
11/28/12 - 2:45 pm Two shot, one dead in Roxbury Murder 41 Batchelder St. Add comment (6)
11/25/12 - 9:35 am Same guy may have held up Roxbury convenience store at gunpoint for second time in two weeks Armed robbery 973 Tremont St. Add comment (3)
11/21/12 - 8:50 am Ruggles convenience store robbed at gunpoint Armed robbery 973 Tremont St. Add comment
11/20/12 - 5:00 pm Man robbed at gunpoint on Mission Hill Armed robbery Hillside St. and Pontiac St. Add comment (6)
11/19/12 - 5:00 pm Fortunately for the particpants, both were terrible shots Shooting 61 Prentiss St. Add comment
11/9/12 - 9:00 pm Jesus: Messiah charged with robbing, beating pot dealer at gunpoint Armed robbery 312 Warren St. Add comment
11/6/12 - 7:25 pm Police report two evening attacks on teen girls in lower Roxbury Assault and battery Camden St. and Shawmut Ave. Add comment
10/28/12 - 3:38 am Man shot to death near Ruggles Murder 1050 Tremont St. Add comment (13)
10/5/12 - 7:00 pm Man shot on Homestead Street Shooting 59 Homestead St. Add comment (8)
10/5/12 - 2:02 am Man shot to death in Roxbury Murder 10 Trotter Ct. Add comment (13)
10/1/12 - 4:30 pm Man shot in the head in Roxbury Murder 46 Bower St. Add comment (13)
9/30/12 - 5:00 am Dawn shooting in Roxbury sends man to the hospital Shooting Blue Hill Ave. and Georgia St. Add comment
9/29/12 - 10:30 am Milk? Check. Something for dinner? OK, let me get some cash first Bank robbery 1071 Massachusetts Ave. Add comment (2)
9/26/12 - 9:00 pm Gunfire erupts in Roxbury, Dorchester Gunfire 31 Nottingham St. Add comment (8)
9/26/12 - 7:35 pm Gunfire on Northampton Street Gunfire Northampton St. and Washington St. Add comment (10)
9/16/12 - 3:00 am Roving gun battle starts in Theater District, ends in front of Roxbury police station Shooting 2400 Washington St. Add comment (22)
9/13/12 - 10:20 am Police: Woman raped in broad daylight in Newmarket Square Rape Shirley St. and Massachusetts Ave. Add comment (4)
8/31/12 - 9:10 pm Man stabbed in Roxbury; taken away in bad shape Stabbing Humboldt Ave. and Martin Luther King Blvd. Add comment
8/28/12 - 9:30 pm Woman shot in the arm on Shawmut Avenue near Ramsay Park Shooting Shawmut Ave. and Kendall St. Add comment (5)
8/22/12 - 9:45 pm Fortunately for his victim, the gunman had bad aim Gunfire Northampton St. and Shawmut Ave. Add comment
8/15/12 - 2:45 pm Man stabbed to death at Roxbury bus stop Murder Warren St. and Kearsarge St. Add comment (27)
8/3/12 - 11:17 pm Motorbike rider sought for Mission Hill shooting Shooting St. Alphonsus St. and Tremont St. Add comment (20)
7/7/12 - 1:50 am Mission Hill residents learn only David Letterman allowed to throw things off a roof Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 717 Parker St. Add comment (6)
6/27/12 - 3:45 pm Car-to-car drive-by shooting near Jackson Square under investigation Shooting Ritchie St. and Columbus Ave. Add comment
6/13/12 - 6:30 pm Police: Craigslist ad leads to armed robbery, not the iPhone sale victims had expected Armed robbery 58 Cedar St. Add comment (3)
5/6/12 - 8:00 pm Roxbury attack leaves victim in bad shape Attack 125 Marcella St. Add comment