The release of statistics indicated crime was down in Massachusetts last year, but the data paint a more complicated picture, ...

Major crimes like murder and armed robbery are down in Massachusetts, according to a preliminary state analysis. But hate ...

The program spanned two days at the state police headquarters in Framingham last week, and comes as college campuses across ...

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.

About 850,700 vehicles were stolen in the U.S. last year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

How safe is Massachusetts?According to a new study, it's one of the safest states in the country. High Rise Financial, a legal funding company, analyzed FBI data of ten types of violent crime to ...

A man threatened to kill Jewish children and bomb several synagogues in Massachusetts earlier this year. On January 25, 2024, John Reardon, 59, made violent and threatening phone calls to ...

Police are now seeking charges against three teens accused of beating up a transgender student in Gloucester, Massachusetts three months ago, but they won't be charged with a hate crime.