Roxbury was incorporated into Boston in 1868, with Jamaica Plain, Roslindale and West Roxbury following suit several years later. The Rivermoor Urban Wild along the Charles River in West Roxbury.

Centre Street, a major road through West Roxbury, has seen many crashes and injuries over the years. In 2019, a woman was killed while crossing the Centre and Hastings streets intersection.

West Roxbury has the largest aging population in the city — 32.4% of West Roxbury’s residents are over 55, according to 2023 research made available by Boston’s Age Strong Commission.