However, Goodneighbor is also a hub of crime, which was one of the reasons why a security team called the Neighborhood Watch was established to keep order under Hancock's rule and defend the town from raiders and rival organizations such as the Triggermen and the Institute, among others.Įven with vigilantism encouraged and the presence of the Neighborhood Watch, various criminal activity is commonplace in Goodneighbor, such as murder, extortion, and chem peddling. He assumed the role of mayor and took charge of Goodneighbor, running the community under his philosophy "Of the people, for the people." The town has become the home of many drifters from the wastes. The town was once ruled over by a criminal named Vic who was later overthrown by John Hancock. It can be reached from the Mass Fusion building by traveling to the southeast.
Goodneighbor was founded in 2240 by criminals who were exiled from Diamond City.