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City Councilors, police discuss ways to prevent BPD from exceeding overtime budget

Sam Trottenberg March 15, 2021
The department has likely already run-over this fiscal year.
“Trial 4,” a Netflix docuseries released on Wednesday, follows the four trials of Dorchester native Sean Ellis in a famous Boston murder case from 1993. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Trial 4’ brings attention to famous Boston murder case

Connor Allen November 13, 2020
Netflix’s newest docuseries recounts the 1993 murder of Boston police Detective John Mulligan and the trials of Dorchester’s Sean Ellis.
Boston sees 16% increase in shootings, decrease in violent crime in 2019 so far

Boston sees 16% increase in shootings, decrease in violent crime in 2019 so far

Joel Lau September 10, 2019
The increase in shootings and shooting victims comes despite a seven percent decrease in part one crimes--which include murder, rape, robbery, and assault.
The Boston Police Department is investigating an incident of sexual assault that took place in the area between Commonwealth Avenue and Linden Street during overnight hours Friday, Sept. 14. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston homicide rate surpasses previous year’s

Joel Lau December 6, 2018
Boston has seen slightly more homicides in 2018 than in 2017, despite an overall decrease in recorded crime and gun violence across the city.
Boston University Medical Center releases a study showing that strong alcohol policies can reduce deaths relating to alcohol consumption. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New study links alcohol policies with homicide victimization

Shaun Robinson October 1, 2017

Boston University researchers have found that stricter alcohol policies reduce the likelihood of alcohol consumption among homicide victims. The research, which was published in a study on Sept....

Researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health examined household gun ownership and homicide rates over a period of almost 20 years and found a strong correlation between gun ownership and non-stranger homicides. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BUSPH researchers find correlation between gun ownership, non-stranger homicide

Michelle Marino October 7, 2014

The 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut took the lives of 26 children and adults, making it the second most deadly school shooting in U.S. history. The tragedy has fueled...

Boston Police report decrease in crime for December 2013

Daily Free Press Admin December 11, 2013

The Boston Police Department released information Monday showing crime rates decreasing in Boston by 6 percent between Jan. 1 and Dec. 9, compared to the same period in 2012, a trend which many residents...

Witness’s death in Bulger trial concluded murder, not related to case

Daily Free Press Admin October 22, 2013

Medical examiners concluded Sunday that Stephen Rakes, a possible witness in the summer trial of James “Whitey” Bulger who was found dead during the case, was killed by poison in a murder unrelated...

Boston crime rate drops 7 percent since Oct. 2012

Daily Free Press Admin October 9, 2013

Major crimes in Boston decreased in almost all categories compared to the same point in 2012, according to data released by the Boston Police Department Tuesday. Different districts in the city had different...

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