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Dorchester: Lead edits
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Dorchester has four main banks, three main credit unions, and two quick cashes that provides the residents of Dorchester quick access to their money. Along with the convinent acess to their money Dorchester also has various parks one being Pope John Paul II Park Reservation which is 66 acres in size and has numerous trails for; running, walking, and hiking. The park also offers other activities such as; fishing, bird watching, playgrounds, and fields that have immense space for soccer or baseball. Franklin park was established in 1885 and 485 acres include paved paths which are perfect for taking a nice run, walking and enjoying the scenery, tennis courts, baseball fields, golf courses, and also basketball courts. The Kite and Bike festival traditionally takes place in Franklin Park.

Dorchester is safer than 47% of the cities in Massachusetts Crime in Dorchester can be monitored by category using crime maps.

Financial Exchange
Banks
 * Eastern Bank
 * Meetinghouse Bank
 * Citizens Bank
 * Bank of America

 Credit Unions
 * Boston Firefighter's Credit Union
 * Medical Area Federal Credit Union
 * Members Plus Credit Union

 Quick Cash
 * PLS Check Cashing
 * Quick Exchange INC

Leisure activities and areas
Parks


 * Pope John Paul II Park Reservation: The Pope John Park Reservation is approximately 66 acres in size, and is also open year round for the residents of Dorchester. In its earlier times it was used as a landfill and also a drive-in theatre. It also serves as a barricade between the Town of Dorchester, Boston and Neponset River waterfront. This park now gives residents various resources such as; Picnic facilities, soccer fields, play areas, paths for walking, and also spacious land to plant trees and shrubs. Unfortunetly, it was not always like this. In May of 2015 According to James W. Dolan Pope John Paul Park Reservation was not the same as it used to be. The State Department of Conservation and Recreation which is responsible for the park is not really doing its job. The plants are either dead or overgrown. There are no gardens or trees that would catch anyone's eye and also no picnic tables or grills where families could gather around and do a cookout. Dolan states that he wants to see people of the community planting vegetables and tending flower beds in the park, he wants to see people paddling canoes in the river and also a grove of trees so people could sit in the shade and look out at the river.


 * Dorchester Park: Dorchester park was established in 1861 and is located in the southern part of Dorchester, specifically in the Cedar Grove and Lower Mills; it is also across from the Neponset River. Dorchester Park is 30 acres and many events are taken place in this historical park, one being the  Annual Classic Car Show and Family Fun Day . Dorchester was also listed in the  National Registrar of Historic Places.

 Bike Trails
 * Franklin Park: Established in 1885 this parks 485 acres include paved paths which are perfect for taking a nice run, walking and enjoying the scenery, tennis courts, baseball fields, golf courses, and also basketball courts. Also something that is part of Franklin park is New Englands  Franklin Park Zoo, where people go to explore the 9 main exhibits that contain more than 220 species of animals. Another activity that is open to the public is Kite and Bike festival which traditionally takes part in Franklin park. This event usually always lands the Saturday after Mothers day. Nearly 100 bikes are provided by Bostons Bike, these bikes range from all sizes for both children and adults. Dotbike volunteers then lead tours around the park so people can get used to riding the bikes. Aside from riding bikes, people are also allowed to fly kites with their families.


 * Lower Neponset River Trail: This 2.4 mile path stretches from the historic port of Norfolk neighborhood in Dorchester, through Pope John Paul II Park, across from Granite Avenue through Neponset Marshes, and through the Lower Mills area to Central Avenue in Milton. This trail is used for running, biking, and also walking. The Neponset River Trial is adjacent to the Butler, Milton village, and Central Avenue Red Line stations which is a way some individuals that may not have their own transportation can get to the trial.


 * Neponset River Green way: The Neponset River Green way totals 5 miles in length, it provides scenery to look at while taking a stroll, run, or bike ride such as; a salt marsh in Pope John Paul Park II and Tenan Beach on the mouth of Neponset River. Conveniently the trail is adjacent to three Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority red line stations such as; Butler, Milton, and Central Avenue.

Crime
 Statistics 

According to Area Vibes The overall crime rate in Dorchester is 30% higher than the national average, and for every 100,000 people there are 10.55 daily crimes that occur in Dorchester such as; violent crimes and property crimes. Property crime is much higher than violent crime 831 out 100,000 people are involved in violent crime, and 3,021 out of 100,000 are involved in property crime.

The chance of being a victim of:
 * Property Crime= 1 in 34
 * Violent Crime= 1 in 121
 * Crime= 1 in 26

Dorchester is actually safer than 47% of the cities in Massachusetts,

 Crime maps  Crime maps allows people to track crimes by category such as; drug crimes, gun crimes, auto thefts, home invasions, aggravated assault, vandalism, prostitution, and etc. Also it checks for trends on a street-by-street basis.