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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 time Incident Type Address Comments
2/9/12 - 9:29 pm Man bludgeoned to death with baseball bat near Ruggles Murder Cunard St. and Tremont St. Add comment (5)
1/29/12 - 1:30 am Police investigating chemical spray that sent 11 Roxbury residents fleeing into the night Pepper spray 10 Codman Park Add comment
1/27/12 - 12:30 pm Man on bike hit by car, then shot by one of its occupants Shooting 242 Harold St. Add comment (10)
1/15/12 - 8:03 pm If you hear knocking on your door, but don't see anybody through the peephole, don't open the door Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 10 Hammond St. Add comment (20)
1/11/12 (All day) Boston Latin School student arrested on arson charges Arson 78 Avenue Louis Pasteur Add comment (4)
1/10/12 - 9:28 pm Armed robbery near Ruggles Armed robbery Ruggles St. and DeWitt St. Add comment (4)
1/7/12 - 3:27 pm Police: Gunmen with bad aim kept shooting at guy trying to get their plate number after a traffic incident Assault with a dangerous weapon Seaver St. and Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (8)
12/20/11 - 2:45 pm Young teen stabbed in Roxbury Stabbing 85 Lenox St. Add comment (3)
12/16/11 - 12:00 pm Two shot near Shawmut and Lenox Shooting 618 Shawmut Ave. Add comment
12/15/11 - 1:00 am Report: Another pot-related home invasion Shooting Castlegate Rd. Add comment
12/10/11 - 6:35 pm Police: Fortunately for his targets, Roxbury teen proved to be a really bad shot Assault with intent to murder Shirley St. Add comment
12/6/11 - 8:30 pm Man shot to death outside Roxbury liquor store Murder 60 Dearborn St. Add comment (2)
12/3/11 - 10:08 am Homicide detectives investigating death of Egleston Square woman Murder 8 Wardman Rd. Add comment
11/27/11 - 3:15 pm Two charged in connection with armed robbery in Roxbury after off-duty cop gives chase Illegal weapons possession Warren St. and Whiting St. Add comment
11/19/11 - 3:40 pm Man stabbed in chest on Roxbury/South End line Stabbing Lenox St. and Washington St. Add comment
11/18/11 - 11:56 pm Police: A little trash talking inside Roxbury bar ends with man shot outside bar Shooting 203 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment
11/17/11 - 5:15 pm Northeastern student beaten up, then arrested when police learn why he was being beaten up Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 614 Columbus Ave. Add comment (11)
11/15/11 (All day) Robbery with a machete on Mission Hill Armed robbery Terrace St. and Alleghany St. Add comment (2)
11/14/11 - 6:30 pm Man shot three times in chest near Ruggles Shooting 1050 Tremont St. Add comment
11/12/11 - 9:45 pm Man shot to death in Roxbury Murder 21 Nazing St. Add comment (1)
11/2/11 - 1:00 pm Two charged with driving down Blue Hill Avenue in a school van until they found somebody to rob at knifepoint Armed robbery Burrell Street Add comment (2)
11/1/11 - 7:50 pm Man robbed, shot at in Roxbury Armed robbery 84 Winthrop St. Add comment
10/24/11 - 8:03 pm Man shot to death near Uphams Corner Murder 89 Brook Ave. Add comment (4)
10/23/11 - 1:10 am Police: Teen got ready for Roxbury party by tying loaded gun around his neck Illegal weapons possession Julian St. and Judson St. Add comment (15)
10/17/11 - 2:30 am Police: Argument at Theatre District club ends with woman shot at Roxbury gas station Shooting 85 Southampton St. Add comment (6)
10/17/11 - 12:45 am Man charged with setting six-alarm fire in Roxbury Arson Waldman St. and Westminster Ave. Add comment (17)
10/11/11 - 6:22 pm Men charged with threatening tow-lot worker with a loaded gun in dispute over impounded car Assault with a dangerous weapon 255 Southampton St. Add comment (11)
10/6/11 - 9:10 pm Student robbed, sliced with knife down street from Boston Police headquarters Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Ruggles St. and Tremont St. Add comment (5)
10/5/11 - 9:09 pm Two shot, one dead in Roxbury Murder 40 Kensington Park Add comment (1)
10/3/11 - 11:00 pm Woman shot in Roxbury, in critical condition Murder 39 Dearborn St. Add comment
10/2/11 - 10:40 pm Knifepoint robbery at Ruggles Armed robbery Ruggles St. and Tremont St. Add comment (2)
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)
9/28/11 - 12:36 am Man charged with throwing kittens out a window at one of city's most troubled addresses Cruelty to animals 102 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (31)
9/14/11 - 5:00 pm Second stabbing of the day near Ruggles Stabbing Parker St. and Ruggles St. Add comment
9/14/11 - 12:50 am Man stabbed to death near Ruggles Murder Cunard St. and Tremont St. Add comment (5)
9/7/11 - 10:30 am Man charged with shooting at officers pursuing him in Roxbury Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 59 Slayton Way Add comment (4)
9/3/11 - 2:20 pm Alleged butt grabber grabbed on bus at Dudley station Indecent assault and battery Warren St. and Circuit St. Add comment (5)
8/25/11 - 3:50 pm At least two shot in Roxbury, one in Dorchester Shooting 16 Copeland St. Add comment (1)
8/22/11 - 9:30 pm Roxbury shooting sends two to hospital, one dies Murder Kensington Park Add comment
8/12/11 - 9:15 am Two alleged gun-packing drug dealers charged with attacking cops during stop Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Cheney St. Add comment (4)
8/2/11 - 3:32 pm Mother charged with punching infant son in the mouth on a T bus Assault and battery Warren St. and Brunswick St. Add comment (34)
7/31/11 - 4:41 am Man stabbed to death off Shawmut Avenue Murder 25 Trotter Ct. Add comment (1)
7/28/11 - 10:45 pm Man shot in the head in Roxbury Shooting Leyland St. Add comment
7/19/11 - 8:00 pm Stabbed in the head on Blue Hill Avenue Stabbing 504 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment
7/13/11 - 9:01 pm Charged as an armed career criminal at age 18 Illegal weapons possession 148 Seaver St. Add comment (15)
7/7/11 - 10:15 pm Car slows, man jumps out shooting, hits target, runs away Shooting 67 Lenox St. Add comment
7/4/11 - 8:00 pm Man shot in Roxbury Murder 60 Hollander St. Add comment (1)
6/25/11 - 10:59 pm Man shot, gets self to hospital, dies Murder 124 Eustis St. Add comment
6/17/11 - 9:00 pm Man shot to death on Blue Hill Avenue murder 453 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (2)
6/12/11 - 2:48 pm 13-year-old on bicycle and wearing Bruins gear arrested for illegal gun possession in Roxbury Illegal weapons possession 77 Moreland St. Add comment (3)
6/9/11 - 9:30 pm Mayhem: Fleeing suspect shot, suspect with gun captured, man stabbed in face Stabbing 164 Intervale St. Add comment
6/8/11 - 12:00 pm Man pulled off bus in failed robbery attempt Attempted armed robbery Waverly St. and Warren St. Add comment (2)
6/2/11 - 10:20 pm Man charged with wielding bong in armed home invasion on Mission Hill Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Sewall St. Add comment (2)
6/1/11 - 1:47 pm Teen charged with mid-day armed robbery in Eliot Square Armed robbery 18 John Eliot Sq. Add comment (6)
5/25/11 - 7:40 pm Person shot in leg and arm Shooting Shabazz Way and Harrison Ave. Add comment
5/25/11 - 12:30 pm Officer injured in arrest of man with gun at Blue Hill Avenue and Seaver Street Illegal weapons possession Seaver St. and Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (1)
5/23/11 - 7:00 pm Stabbing on troubled stretch of Blue Hill Avenue Stabbing 100 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (4)
5/22/11 - 3:00 pm Shot in the head in Roxbury Shooting 99 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment (27)
5/21/11 - 2:15 am Utah resident charged with waving gun around at Dudley early Saturday Illegal weapons possession Dudley St. and Warren St. Add comment (1)
5/18/11 - 9:00 pm Man stabbed outside city office building Stabbing 1010 Massachusetts Ave. Add comment
5/16/11 - 9:37 pm Masked man robs Roxbury market at gunpoint Armed robbery 249 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment
5/11/11 - 2:00 pm Police: Students beat, robbed, threatened classmate from Ruggles to Cambridge Witness intimidation Ruggles St. and Tremont St. Add comment (9)
4/30/11 - 11:30 pm Gunfire disrupts Roxbury, Mission Hill streets Gunfire Warwick St. and Sussex St. Add comment (4)
4/27/11 - 11:00 pm Somerville man charged with shooting gun in Roxbury, then trying to drive away from police Melnea Cass Boulevard and Brook Marshall Road Add comment (1)
4/27/11 - 3:00 pm Guy at arraignment for man facing gun charges arrested on charge he brought his own gun to court Illegal weapons possession 85 Warren St. Add comment
4/14/11 - 8:30 pm Robbery, stabbing at Blue Hill Avenue gas station Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 310 Blue Hill Ave. Add comment
3/28/11 - 10:56 pm For some reason, officers didn't believe teen's story that somebody shot at him and then he found a gun Illegal weapons possession Annunciation Rd. and Ruggles St. Add comment (1)
3/28/11 - 11:45 am Teen stabbed near Roxbury Crossing T stop Stabbing 1400 Tremont St. Add comment
3/22/11 - 2:45 am Adults, girl tied up in armed home invasion in Egleston Square Armed home invasion 25 Dimock St. Add comment
3/21/11 - 3:13 pm Roxbury party ends with face stabbing, shots fired Armed assault 312 Warren St. Add comment
3/16/11 - 3:20 pm Afternoon shooting on Mission Hill Shooting 75 St. Alphonsus St. Add comment (3)
3/10/11 - 11:06 am Wild chase ends by the bear cages at the Franklin Park Zoo Hit and run 1841 Columbus Ave. Add comment (13)
3/9/11 - 2:35 pm Teen robbed of expensive sneakers at gunpoint at Ruggles T stop Armed robbery Ruggles St. and Albert St. Add comment (21)
3/7/11 - 4:30 pm Two shot, one in the chest, in Roxbury Shooting Washington St. and Dimock St. Add comment (3)
3/7/11 - 4:15 pm Two injured in daytime shooting near Egleston Square - on March 7 Shooting 2961 Washington St. Add comment (5)