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  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • 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 TIME OF DAY

SLEEP COUNTSAM COUNTSPM COUNTS
Allston67043523
Back Bay15430199
Bay Village22227
Beacon Hill809134
Brighton63345644
Charlestown10818233
Chinatown34215
Dorchester17491212534
Downtown13416271
East Boston45141607
Fenway46535415
Hyde Park24825607
Jamaica Plain40459810
Leather District2615
Longwood Medical Area403
Mattapan31436449
Mission Hill38910423
North End1103114
Roslindale19218391
Roxbury8481091341
South Boston45070752
South End22445360
West End8331
West Roxbury8921158
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We examine noise complaint by both time of day and by Boston neighborhood. Time of day is defined using three categories:
  • SLEEP, which corresponds to the time period between 9 pm and 5:59:59 am
  • AM, which corresponds to the time period between 6 am and 11:59:59 am
  • PM, which corresponds to the time period between noon and 8:59:59 pm
SLEEP and PM time periods experienced the largest volume of noise complaints. The neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury were the two neighborhoods with the largest number of noise complaints. To see a breakdown of counts by neighborhood, move your mouse over the dots on the graph.


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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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