Boston

Boston scores 73 out of 100 in our composite index, safer than 40% of the 192 cities we score.

Its homicide rate is 3.8 per 100,000, about 2.4 times the median for the cities we track, and this figure is specific to the city itself. Recorded robbery is 126.7 per 100,000, though police data captures only reported incidents, so the real total runs higher. The three governments we hold advisories from, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, all place the United States at their lowest level, normal precautions, with no disagreement between them. Each of those advisories also flags pickpocketing and scams for travellers. On perception, 60% of people said they feel safe walking alone after dark, but that result covers the country as a whole rather than Boston on its own, and it sits below what the city's crime figures might suggest.