John Kerry’s ritzy blue city neighborhood rocked as drug addicts ‘overrun’ cobblestone streets
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Residents of a wealthy Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood are voicing concerns that city officials are not adequately addressing open drug activity, with many locals describing the situation as “very frightening.”

At a Boston City Council meeting in October 2024, Beacon Hill resident Katherine Kennedy noted a significant rise in illegal drug activity in her area, as reported by Boston 25. Realtor.com lists the average home price in Beacon Hill at $2.3 million.

“Before this year, I have never witnessed the Boston Common, Cambridge Street, or the Esplanade being this overwhelmed with drug-related items or individuals in crisis,” expressed Kennedy.

Kennedy added, “As a mother of two small children, this is very scary.”

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Tourists visit the narrow cobblestoned Acorn Street and its row of townhouses in Beacon Hill. (Getty Images/APCortizasJr)

For Kennedy, who’s a resident of Beacon Hill, the program has led to a dramatic increase in needles seen on her kids’ walk to school. 

“I encounter discarded needles while I walk my 5-year-old to her public school each day,” Kennedy shared with the Boston Herald. “Ensuring my children avoid needles on the way to preschool is unacceptable.”

“Boston and the surrounding region is not doing enough to actually disrupt the cycle of addiction that has led to this crisis,” she added.

Robert Charles, a former assistant secretary at the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, currently campaigning for the governor’s seat in Maine, informed Fox News Digital that the effects of illegal drugs are not fully comprehended by the American public.

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Springtime tree blossoms on Beacon Hill, April 23, 2025. (Getty Images/APCortizasJr)

“It’s a chain of events. There’s a large uptick in drug presence, challenging both law enforcement and political leadership. When these leaders either lack the necessary resources or the political determination, drug trafficking increases, and so do overdoses,” Charles explained. “Burglaries rise, robberies increase, assaults are more frequent. Domestic abuse also escalates, with roughly 80% linked to polydrug consumption.”

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