Fort Boyton

Fort Boyton  is a residential neighborhood located in northern Trowd City. Peyton Park borders the neighborhood to the east, and West Falmouth to the west.

The 4.163-square-mile area that compromises Fort Boyton has 113,000 residents as of the 2015 Cotton Island Census. Founded in its current incarnation in 1858, Fort Boyton was initially a settlement composed of European factory workers. The neighborhood underwent a major demographic change in the 1950s that saw an influx of African-American and Latino residents. Since the late 20th century, Fort Boyton has consistently held one of the highest poverty and crime rates of any neighborhood in Cotton Island.

Fort Boyton is part of the North Trowd City District and its primary ZIP Codes are BLANK and BLANK. It is patrolled by the 11th Precinct of the Trowd City Police Department.

Crime
Fort Boyton has long been one of Trowd City's most dangerous neighborhoods. Crime rates have been high for decades, yet violence has continued to increase in Fort Boyton, which has remained untouched by the gentrification seen in other parts of Trowd City. Fort Boyton has been referred to as locals as a run-down gang-ridden area that you should avoid at all costs.

Violent crimes
Fort Boyton has struggled with high crime rates for decades. The number of homicides peaked in 1989 at 1,032 and again in 1994 with 1,004. The murder rates for the city have gone up and down throughout the years averaging over 400 murders with a population of over 113,000 residents. The crime rate, however, has been above the national average since the 1970s.

Half of all murders in Trowd in 2015 occurred in Fort Boyton. The violent crime rate is one of the highest in Cotton Island. It holds a reported crime rate of 67.40 per 1,000 for violent crimes (compared to national figures of 9 per 1,000 for violent crime in 2010). Annual statistics released by the Trowd City Police Department indicate that 2016 is the highest homicide rate since 1994 with 988 homicides.

Fort Boyton officials note about 80 percent of homicides in the city are gang-related, with the rate of unsolved murders roughly 60%.