Is Boston safe for international students? Universities & crime data 2026

7 universities in Boston, the US fall inside our official data coverage. Below: each university's weekly-computed safety score and the official crime statistics available for its area (point-level records within 3 km where published, otherwise area-level official counts). Tap through for full trends and FAQs.

University Score Grade Records (12 mo)
University of Massachusetts - Boston 59 C 10872
Boston University 57 C 11096
Bunker Hill Community College 55 C 11811
Suffolk University 35 D 24224
Berklee College of Music 32 D 26901
Emerson College 31 D 27397
Northeastern University 25 D 28953

Point-level scores are percentile-based within each country's pool; area-statistics scores use a fixed absolute scale per data source (see our methodology). '–' means the university is not yet scored.