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South Boston 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
3/3/13 - 8:15 pm Man robbed, punched near Children's Museum; two in custody Armed robbery Congress St. and Sleeper St. Add comment (1)
3/1/13 - 11:00 pm She walked like a woman and sprayed mace like a man, oh, my Lola Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Boston St. and Washburn St. Add comment (8)
1/22/13 - 7:00 pm Teen charged with squeezing infant hard enough to break his rib, biting him and punching his mother Assault and battery Old Colony Ave. Add comment (16)
1/7/13 - 2:51 am Man shot to death in South Boston Murder 335 W. 2 St. Add comment (9)
1/1/13 - 10:40 pm DA: Tip leads cops to South Boston man with illegal weapon, ammo Illegal gun possession Father Songin Way and Kemp St. Add comment (6)
10/27/12 - 7:10 pm Guy with large knife and collection of hoodies emerges once a day to rob somebody along West Broadway Armed robbery 360 W. Broadway Add comment (7)
10/20/12 - 6:30 pm South Boston pizza-delivery guy held up at gunpoint - but not late at night Armed robbery Linsky Barry Ct. Add comment (3)
9/16/12 - 11:15 pm Carjacking at gunpoint in South Boston Carjacking D. St. and Dorchester Ave. Add comment (2)
8/5/12 - 11:30 pm Police: Career criminal may have bitten off more than he could chew in South Boston Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 268 W. Broadway Add comment (6)
7/12/12 - 10:56 pm Woman sought for bank robberies in South Boston, Quincy Bank robbery 430 W. Broadway Add comment (1)
6/21/12 - 11:38 am Woman sitting in car in South Boston robbed at gunpoint Armed robbery Patterson Way and E. 9 St. Add comment (20)
6/15/12 - 8:30 pm Woman stabbed to death in South Boston Murder 242 E. 9 St. Add comment (10)
5/27/12 - 2:52 am Two found dead at South Boston fire Murder 4 Linsky Barry Ct. Add comment
5/13/12 - 12:15 am Two stabbed in South Boston Stabbing 191 K St. Add comment (33)
4/16/12 - 10:02 am For second time in less than a year, woman in her 60s murdered in own apartment in South Boston Murder 737 E. 7 St. Add comment (14)
3/2/12 - 6:15 am Woman attacked getting into her car in South Boston Assault and battery E St. and W. 2 St. Add comment
2/13/12 - 4:23 pm Police: South Boston man learns murder threat not the way to collect on a debt Armed robbery O'Callaghan Way and Old Colony Ave. Add comment
1/11/12 - 2:00 pm Man shot in chest in South Boston Shooting 397 Old Colony Ave. Add comment
12/28/11 - 7:40 pm Police look for South Boston mugger wearing hat embroidered with "Crook" Unarmed robbery W. Broadway and St. Casimir St. Add comment (9)
12/14/11 - 6:50 pm Woman knocked to ground, robbed at knifepoint in South Boston Armed robbery D St. and Tudor St. Add comment (5)
11/22/11 - 9:04 am The flattering mugger of South Boston Armed robbery Old Colony Ave. and Preble St. Add comment (1)
11/20/11 - 2:15 pm Teen on bail for South Boston stomping charged with new violent attack in South Boston Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon G St and E 6 St. Add comment (44)
10/31/11 - 11:00 pm Stabbing, shooting at Red Line stops last night Shooting 1900 Dorchester Ave. Add comment (1)
10/19/11 - 3:00 pm Andrew Square bank held up Bank robbery 501 Southampton St. Add comment (2)
9/29/11 - 2:14 pm South Boston convenience store robbed at gunpoint in middle of day Armed robbery 249 E St Add comment
9/7/11 - 4:00 pm Packers fan holds up South Boston bank Bank robbery 474 W. Broadway Add comment (6)
8/30/11 - 4:00 pm Not all South Boston bank robbers answer to the name Starkwell Bank robbery 708 E. Broadway Add comment
8/25/11 - 6:07 pm Virgil Starkwell strikes out in South Boston Attempted bank robbery 470 W. Broadway Add comment (7)
8/22/11 - 1:00 am Man murdered with shot to the back of the head after harbor cruise Murder 290 Northern Ave. Add comment (22)
7/31/11 - 1:21 pm Stopped for fare jumping, arrested for the loaded gun in his front pocket Illegal weapons possession Dorchester Ave. and Southampton St. Add comment (23)
7/23/11 - 9:00 pm Man awaiting murder trial charged with stomping woman in search of money Assault and battery F St. Add comment (5)
7/23/11 - 8:00 pm Police: South Boston nursing-home worker pistol whipped over pot, money Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Dorchester Ave. and Southampton St. Add comment (4)
7/21/11 - 10:05 pm Two stabbed in two hours in South Boston; police say incidents may be related Stabbing Dorchester Ave. and W. 2 St. Add comment (3)
7/12/11 - 7:28 pm Man offers Andrew commuters a chance to break his balls, but none take him up on the offer Threat to commit a crime Dorchester Ave. and Southampton St. Add comment (4)
7/5/11 - 12:10 am Blood flowing like water across Boston; four dead Stabbing 53 Thomas Park Add comment (29)
7/2/11 - 10:15 pm South Boston man fends off armed robbers attacking brother by shooting one of them Armed robbery 35 Farragut Rd. Add comment (8)
6/29/11 - 11:49 am Too late, they already saw you Drugs Dorchester Ave. and Southampton St. Add comment (21)
6/21/11 - 1:18 pm Bonnie and Clyde they ain't Armed robbery Dorchester St. and W. 4 St. Add comment (1)
6/18/11 - 11:48 pm Pump rage: Man stabbed in line for cashier at South Boston gas station Stabbing 151 Old Colony Ave. Add comment (2)
6/13/11 - 11:00 am South Boston bank robbed Bank robbery 470 W. Broadway Add comment (2)
6/9/11 - 4:35 pm Tall, smokin' blond guy wanted for South Boston bank robbery Bank robbery 474 W. Broadway Add comment
5/31/11 - 5:00 pm Shot in the hand in South Boston Shooting 48 O St. Add comment
5/8/11 - 8:45 pm Stabbed in the neck outside Andrew T stop Stabbing Dorchester Ave. and Southampton St. Add comment
5/8/11 - 3:21 am Five teens charged with brutal double beating in South Boston Assault and battery E. Broadway and I St. Add comment (41)
4/22/11 - 11:34 pm Chinese-food delivery guy punched to ground, robbed in South Boston Assault and battery 26 Patterson Way Add comment (4)
3/29/11 - 4:30 pm South Boston bank robbed; arrest made Bank robbery 430 W. Broadway Add comment (2)
3/6/11 - 3:18 am You can only use a metal rod to beat somebody if he's trying to rob you Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 700 E. 7 St. Add comment (3)
2/24/11 - 9:00 pm South Boston Cumberland Farms held up at knifepoint Armed robbery 628 E. 5 St. Add comment
2/24/11 - 7:15 pm Man stabbed in arm in Andrew Square Stabbing 363 Dorchester St. Add comment (1)
1/29/11 - 1:00 am Two stabbings in South Boston, one with a sword Stabbing 79 Mercer St. Add comment (3)
12/8/10 - 3:27 pm Police hunt butt-grabbing, handbag-snatching bike rider in South Boston, Columbia Point Indecent assault and battery F St. and W. 8 St. Add comment
11/22/10 - 11:30 pm Man found shot on South Boston beach Shooting William Day Blvd and M St. Add comment (3)
11/13/10 - 12:08 am Police say people getting beaten up for no good reason along East Broadway Assault and battery 772 E. Broadway Add comment (23)
11/2/10 - 5:00 pm Two stabbed near Andrew station Stabbing Southampton St. and Boston St. Add comment
10/24/10 - 12:50 am Smokey the lazy-eyed thug from Mission Hill and two pals sought for double stabbing in South Boston Stabbing D St. and Crowley Rogers Wy Add comment (7)
10/21/10 - 9:35 pm 'Sweet odor' of Chinese food helps lead cops to suspect in South Boston food-delivery robbery Armed robbery 8 Sterling Sq. Add comment (5)
10/13/10 - 9:49 pm Stabbed in the stomach near I-93 in South Boston Stabbing W. Broadway and Frontage Rd. Add comment (7)
10/3/10 - 10:00 am People being robbed of uppers, downers in South Boston Unarmed robbery Ellery St. and Southampton St. Add comment (8)
9/27/10 - 1:15 am Outbreak of punching and kicking in South Boston Assault and battery 12 Northern Ave. Add comment (2)
9/11/10 - 1:50 am Police: Two pals help South Boston guy break into ex-girlfriend's apartment so they can beat and stab her Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 15 McDonough Way Add comment
8/30/10 - 7:15 pm Drunk unable to rob South Boston liquor store Attempted armed holdup 605 Dorchester Ave. Add comment (4)
7/28/10 - 4:15 pm Long-haired lass sought for bank robberies in Dorchester, South Boston Bank robbery 1010 Morrissey Blvd. Add comment (5)
7/19/10 - 10:14 pm Man shot in shoulder during struggle at South Boston housing project Shooting 90 Orton Marotta Way Add comment
7/7/10 - 8:15 pm Police say man pulled women's tops up at Broadway station Disorderly conduct Broadway and Dorchester Ave. Add comment (6)
6/6/10 - 8:00 pm Andrew Square pizza-shop owner fights off knife-wielding attacker Attempted armed holdup 582 Dorchester Ave. Add comment
6/6/10 - 2:46 am Two of three charged in South Boston shooting, high-speed chase won't be going anywhere even if they can raise bail Illegal weapons possession 34 Logan Wy Add comment
6/6/10 - 2:15 am Police say woman fends off would-be attacker in South Boston Indecent assault and battery W. 5 St. Add comment (4)
5/25/10 - 5:00 pm Man stabs girlfriend, sets fire to their apartment, hurls self off roof Shots fired 23 Gavin Wy Add comment (8)
5/19/10 - 3:00 pm Sovereign Bank branch held up in South Boston Bank robbery 474 W. Broadway Add comment
5/18/10 - 8:20 pm South Boston Blockbuster held up at gunpoint by really tall guy Armed holdup 267 Old Colony Ave. Add comment (8)
4/11/10 - 1:00 pm Man held up at knifepoint in the middle of the day in Andrew Square Armed holdup Ellery St. Add comment
3/29/10 - 2:00 am Police think they have gang responsible for South Boston tire thefts but car break-ins continue on Columbia Point Car breakins 401 Mt. Vernon St. Add comment
3/21/10 - 11:54 pm Two arrested after woman mugged at gunpoint in South Boston Armed robbery E. 8 St. and Mercer St. Add comment (2)
3/15/10 - 2:40 pm Gramps sought for soggy Southie bank holdup Bank robbery 501 Southampton St. Add comment (1)
1/17/10 - 11:40 pm Police: South Boston convenience-store holdup fail Assault and battery 555 E. Broadway Add comment