The town is incredibly safe, with an impressive police presence. Pedestrians entering Brookline for the first time from some of rowdier sections of Boston that border the town often speak of a noticeable change in atmosphere; there are fewer drunks and homeless people, more police, and the beer cans and cigarette butts that line the sidewalks of neighborhoods like Allston disappear. The town works very hard to keep it this way and police can be aggressive. Police in Brookline will often annoy the local high school and college populations for "rowdiness."
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Greater Boston uses 10-digit dialing. This means you need to include the area code whenever you are making a call. The standard area code is 617, but some phone numbers, especially cell phones, use the new 857 overlay.