To unpack the latest crime trends in Boston, the Globe analyzed data from the Massachusetts Crime Statistics dashboard. The chart below breaks down some of the most noteworthy trends since 2020.

T largest changes seen in the BPD statistics ... the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center — an organization dedicated to ending sexual violence — was not immediately returned Tuesday. Crime is ...

BOSTON - Boston is a such a safe city that law ... The biggest upward trend in crime is shoplifting. Cox said it is up 30% and the main catalyst to a 6% increase in commercial burglaries.

This map of Boston, showing violent crimes down to the ... In the new paper, researchers combined crime data with data on alcohol availability, drug markets and demographics from the census.

The Boston officials rejected the notion that homicides are concentrated in the so-called “murder triangle,” or a select few city neighborhoods that are said to have higher crime rates ...

With New Year's Eve around the corner, Boston city leaders are celebrating ... to police headquarters on Friday to discuss crime statistics from the past year. "Safety isn't just the absence ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu lauded her administration’s “strong, coordinated leadership” across city departments for the historic low and continually decreasing violent crime rates. Officials ...

For the past three years, the number of homicides in Boston has hovered around 40. But in 2024, the city is on pace for less than half that number. The change isn’t just luck, according to the ...

Winship is not convinced Boston can sustain the trend because he said crime statistics fluctuate and luck probably played a role in this year's numbers. "If we think about baseball, and somebody ...

It's a collaboration among police and community leaders that resulted in a big drop in crime. And the success has continued. Boston's homicide rate is down more than 60% this year compared to this ...