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  • INTRODUCTION
  • SURVEY
    • DEMOGRAPHICS
      • AGE
      • EDUCATION
      • EMPLOYMENT
      • HOUSING TYPE
      • INCOME
      • NEIGHBORHOOD
      • SEX
      • RACE
      • RESIDENCY
    • PERCEPTIONS
      • SOUND SENSITIVITY
      • DETERMINANTS OF ANNOYANCE
      • TEMPORALITY
      • PERCEPTIONS BY NEIGHBORHOOD
      • WORKPLACE PERCEPTION
    • NOISE COMPLAINTS
      • TEMPORALITY OVERALL
      • TIME OF DAY
      • DAY OF WEEK
      • MONTH
      • TEMPORALITY BY TYPE OF COMPLAINT
      • TIME OF DAY
      • DAY OF WEEK
      • MONTH
      • NEIGHBORHOOD
      • TIME OF DAY
      • DAY OF WEEK
      • TYPE
    • HEALTH IMPACTS
      • PHYSICAL
      • MENTAL HEALTH
      • SLEEP & RELAXATION
    • NOISE ABATEMENT
    • ADVOCACY STRATEGIES
  • SOUND MAPPING
    • SOUND LEVEL MAPS
      • A-WEIGHTED SOUND LEVELS (dBA)
      • DAY
      • NIGHT
      • UNWEIGHTED SOUND LEVELS (dB)
      • DAY
      • NIGHT
      • UNWEIGHTED – A – WEIGHTED SOUND
      • DAY
      • NIGHT
    • SOUND PERCEPTION MAPS
      • AIRCRAFT ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • HORNS ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • LEAF BLOWER ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • NEIGHBORHOOD SOUND ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • NOISE COMPLAINT HEAT MAP
      • SOUND SENSITIVITY
      • ROAD TRAFFIC ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • STREET ANNOYANCE LEVELS
      • TRAIN ANNOYANCE LEVELS
    • HEALTH OUTCOMES MAPS
      • SELF-REPORTED
      • OVERALL HEALTH STATUS
      • HOURS OF SLEEP
  • SOUNDSCAPES
    • COMMUNITY SOUND PORTRAITS
    • URBAN SOUND BITES
  • REPORT CARD
    • GRADING METHODOLOGY
    • REPORT CARDS LIST
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NOISE COMPLAINTS

TEMPORALITY OVERALL

TIME OF DAY

DAY OF WEEK

MONTH

TEMPORALITY BY TYPE OF COMPLAINT

TIME OF DAY

DAY OF WEEK

MONTH

NEIGHBORHOOD

TIME OF DAY

DAY OF WEEK

TYPE

BY NEIGHBORHOOD: NOISE COMPLAINTS BY TYPE

AlarmBarking DogFireworksLoud MusicNoisePartyTotal
Allston331043327877361236
Back Bay304815359129383
Bay Village5111732451
Beacon Hill16436425111223
Brighton6816663351097281322
Charlestown236321913473359
Chinatown1022091951
Dorchester8167437224031412654404
Downtown6262557082421
East Boston3616495631053301099
Fenway2691029677497915
Hyde Park21169843744264880
Jamaica Plain5343121660853111273
Leather District1211261032
Longwood Medical Area0002237
Mattapan439242966205799
Mission Hill1203523638501822
North End17035835114227
Roslindale16238126255164601
Roxbury372620412632305382298
South Boston5427475471124851272
South End57213926580167629
West End1104616542
West Roxbury92836964653268
Total607334141887341707681419614
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Noise complaints by type and by neighborhood are described here. While Dorchester had the largest number of complaints regardless of type, it is interesting to see how some of the other neighborhoods fared. For the number of alarm complaints, both Brighton and the South end were among the top three; for barking dog complaints, Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury; for fireworks and loud music complaints, Jamaica Plain and Roxbury; for general noise complaints, Roxbury and Brighton; and for loud party complaints, Brighton and Allston.


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THE 2016 GREATER BOSTON NOISE REPORT BY WWW.NOISEANDTHECITY.ORG I   ERICA WALKER  I  JULIO CÉSAR ROMÁN  I  MARCOS LUNA

INTRODUCTION


INTRODUCTION


SURVEY


DEMOGRAPHICS


PERCEPTIONS


NOISE COMPLAINTS


HEALTH IMPACTS


NOISE ABATEMENT


ADVOCACY STRATEGIES


SOUND MAPPING 


SOUND LEVEL MAPS


SOUND PERCEPTIONS


HEALTH OUTCOME MAPS


SOUNDSCAPES


COMMUNITY SOUND BITES


URBAN SOUND BITES


REPORT CARDS


GRADING METHODOLOGY


REPORT CARD LIST


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