Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said mid-year statistics are difficult to discuss and attributed the rise to increased calls to police.

Boston city leaders are expanding their efforts to reduce shoplifting, urging businesses to report every incident. The push comes as part of Boston’s broader “Safe Shopping Initiative,” launched last ...

With New Year's Eve around the corner, Boston city leaders are taking a victory lap to tout statistics showing public safety improvements achieved during 2024.

Boston’s record on crime and safety has drawn national attention in recent weeks, as Mayor Michelle Wu prepares to testify before Congress about the city’s policies on immigration enforcement.

Local News Is Boston Common really getting more dangerous? Some city officials and local business owners say yes. People are worried about a rise in crime in and around Boston Common.

The City of Boston is largely sticking to the same summer safety plan, despite police statistics that show shootings were up during the hottest months last year.

Crime ‘The city has never been safer’: Boston records lowest murder rate since 1957, officials announce Officials said on Friday that Boston's homicide rate is at 24 for the year, compared to ...

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.

City leaders meet to discuss Downtown Crossing safety concerns 02:16. A community meeting in the Boston's Downtown Crossing neighborhood focused on safety after months of crime and drug activity ...

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced Wednesday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is “harming public safety” in Boston after a federal agent detained a suspect last week ...

As crime has reached a 7-year high in Downtown Crossing, Boston’s mayor, top cop and prosecutor are blaming congregate drug use from Mass and Cass spillover and plan to focus on treating, rather ...

Downtown Boston sidewalks, ... petty stuff that sometimes comes out in the public realm,” Rishi Shukla said of the closed-door, 92-person Downtown Boston Public Safety meeting. ...