Crime in Brookline, Massachusetts
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Brookline, MA, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 4. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 4.
Brookline, MA, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 3. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 4.
Brookline Crime SperlingViews
re: Very Low Crime, maybe because of the parking r: agree, and also the streets are so confusing -- most neighborhood streets are either one-ways that reverse directions randomly, or end blindly -- it's hard to run away... (read more)Very Low Crime, maybe because of the parking rules: Brookline has very little crime compared to most places. One main reason is no one is allowed to park on the street from 2am to 8am, my street doesn't even allow parking... (read more)re: local eateries - 5/31/2006: neighboring Brighton is much better, huge variety of ethnic... (read more)Have an opinion about Brookline? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Brookline Click Here
Brookline General SperlingViews
re: my love/hate relationship with brookline - 2/6: Yes, you have no need for a car here. There are ample restaurants, dry cleaners, book stores, a theatre, parks, Boston University, 10 minutes from downtown Boston, and... (read more)Just don't do it: Yes, you have no need for a car here. There are ample restaurants, dry cleaners, book stores, a theatre, parks, Boston University, 10 minutes from downtown Boston, and... (read more)my love/hate relationship with brookline: i have spent all 26 years of my life in brookline and i have very mixed feelings about the place.
pluses: great accessibility to boston, cheaper rents than downtown... (read more)Have an opinion about Brookline? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Brookline Click Here
