2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Boston, MA vs Cambridge, MD

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- Cambridge has 32% more violent crime than Boston.
- Cambridge has 55% more property crime than Boston.
 Boston, MACambridge, MDUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock55.122.7
 Property Crime35.8  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This city is a white male mecca, rampant racism and sexism are to be found here. Little else. Poor schools. No jobs. Large  More

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The politics and the taxes make living in Cambridge terrible. Property values are depressed because the taxes are too high. Not enough people paying heir own way or fair  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cambridge, Maryland offers many places to own a second home or retirement location with utilities and infrastructure to support many new people. Cambridge is about  More

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