Massachusetts

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n 2022, 322 violent crime incidents per 100,000 residents were reported to police in Massachusetts. This is 21 percent lower than the violent crime rate in 2012.

The crime rate in Massachusetts in 2022 was 15 percent lower than the United States average.

In 2022, 52 percent of violent crimes reported to police in Massachusetts were not solved. This is 3 percentage points lower than the unsolved rate in 2012.

  • Capital:  Boston
  • Population:  6,811,779
  • Area:  10,554 sq mi
  • Violent Crime Rank:  26th
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Aaron Pennington Adonis Jimenez Alan Pete Albert Giovetti Ali Kamhaz Amy Sher Andrew Amato Andrew Dabbs Angelo Puglisi Anna Lisa Goulder Antone Flores Arlene Vattes Athena Sheetz Borges Cunha Brett Mitchell Brittany Tee Brittney McCormack Bruce Crowley Bryan Hamel Bryan Hogan Caleigh Harrison Carlos Amaral Carol Rodriguez Catherine Malcolmson Celia De Jesus Charles Allen Jr. Charles McArthur Christina Monteiro Christine Spurgeon Clotilde Tremblay Corey Lang Daniel Croce Daniel Holland Daniel Milstein Daniel Poirier David Jenkins David Reynolds David Wheeler Debbie Melo Deborah Post Deborah Quimby Debra Cressotti Diane Licciardello Diego Sales-Aguilar Donald Flint Donald Sampson Donald Wallace Doris Tetreault Dorothy Carter Dorothy Goroshko Dylan Amaral Edith LaRiviere Edward Gale Edward Zajac Jr. Elaine Kwiatkowski Elinor Carnevale Elizabeth Diaz Emmanuel Ponce Pineda Erika Higgins Evelin Valibayova Felicia McGuyer Floyd Black Jr Frank Denoga Gail Knowlton Gary Maguire Gerald Montrio Gerald Peasha Jr. Giovanni Gonzalez-Colon Giuseppe Musto Glen Crowley Gustaf Olson Guy Shannon Heiddy Aguilar Helena Fells Helen Gomez Henry Fermino Isabella Lopez James Couto James Lebel James Rogers Jamie Lusher Jean Frottier Jennifer Fay Jennifer Mbugua Jerald Gelb Jesus De La Cruz Jianhua Wu Jia Lin Jillian Woods Joan Risch Joaquim Prata Jocelyn Garcia Gonzalez John Barboza John Fitzgerald John Hatzopoulas John Joyce John Lima John Tran Joseph Breen Joseph Rodziewicz Jr. Jose Flores Joshua Lorenzi Jovann Vergara Kali Athukorala Karen O'Donoghue Kayla Kermelewicz Keith Harding Kelly Ford Kenneth Antolino Kenneth Cauldwell Kevin Abarca-Choto Kristoffer King Kristopher Lewis Laura Velez Leeanne Redden Leigh Savoie Leon Corriveau Linda Merritt Lionel Wilson Lisa Hall Lisa Hazard Lizmarie Asencio Loreen Baxter Lorena Cruz-Torres Lorne Casey Luke Penton Lynn Burdick Marilyn Roberts Mario Fialho Mark Doughty Mark VanNest MARLENE CAIZA Marlon Santos Mary Ann Waite Mary Flynn Mary Macy Mateusz Koziol MATTHEW MICHAUD Matthew Silveira Matthew Yeomans Maura Murray Maximillian Soloviev Melanie Melanson Melanie Quadros Melissa Fadden Melvin Lazo-Martinez Michael Brougham Michael Lyubomirskiy Michael Mosher Michelle Nicholaou Michiel Vangellekom Milton Eldredge MITCHEL IVIQUEL Nadine Mendonca Nancy Reagey Neithyn Suero Nelida Del Valle Odin Lopez Olivia Edwards-Tuttle Oscar Diaz Patricia Minassian Patricia Santos Paul Alwardt Paul Christian PAUL SAULNIER Ralph Robbins Ralp Abruzese Randall Cole Reina Morales Rojas Rhonda Labbe Richard Carter Richard Drury Robin Veudreuil Rory Kesinger Rose Lima Russell Williams Sabrina Hatheway Sandra Crispo Sara Faridi Savant Minot Scott Leger Sean Hennigan Shawna Golba Shoshana Black Simone Ridinger Soomaiiah Quraiishi Stephen Chan Stephen Queen Steven Boudreau Steven Lambert Steven Reeves Sue Paye Susan DeQuina Susan Lockwood Taj Narbonne Thanh Le Thanit Sheetz-Marti Theresa Coen Thomas Aird Timothy Roberts Vicke Lamberton Virginia Douglas Waldemer Feliciano Wallace Gray II Wanda Reine Wayne Goff Wesley Burton William Garlick William Merceri William Rowan Yasmin Faridi
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Jones Damian Lackland Damien Perry Damien Spencer Dana Jackson Danielle Grady Daniel Bunch Daniel Skeens Daniel Soto Dantley Leonard Daquon Brown Darius Jones Daron Lee Ellison Darrion Carrington Darwin Adilas David L Charlebois David Martins David Neal Gaskins David Stewart David Williams-Jones Dawn Mendes Deandre Townsend Deanna Cremin Deanna Watkins Deborah Bates Deborah Lynn McConnell Debra Greenlaw DeMello Debra Medeiros Denise Cochrane Denise Ledbetter Dennis Levy Derek Anthony Crowder Devyn Murphy Deyquan Gomez Dion M. Campbell Dominic Guerrier Dominic J. Owens Dominique Boveill Donald Smith Durell Leary Dwight Price Dyshawne Brantley Earl Drake Eden Jacquet Edmund Andrade Eduardo Escobar Eduardo Gomez Edward Dennis Elexson Hercules Elizabeth Matos Elizabeth Stubbert Elvira Pimentel Elvis Sanchez Emmanuel Loissaint Emmanuel Lopes Pires Erick Brown Erick Pierre-Louis Eric Durham Eric Jackson Eric Smith-Johnson Ernest Likeley Fara Diagne Fitz. 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Escofet Servulo Galvao-Antunes Sharrice Perkins Shawn Peete Shervonne Tucker Shongi Fernandes Stavensky Odige Stefan Pires Stephen Hayden Stephen Hill Steven McManus Susan Su\ Taraskiewicz Sylvester Brunson Tahitia Milton Tammy Marie Lynds Tamon E. Choate Tazmyn Soares Tedford Davis Terrance Bonds Terrence Halidy Terrence Small Terry L. Keitt Thaddeus Clark Theresa Corley Thomas Johnson Tiffany Lomax Timothy Finch Tishana Francis Tremayne Jackson Trevain Keene Troi Mays-Jesurum Troy Nock Troy West Tyrone Credle Tyrone Hicks Tyrus Sanders Varelis Pereyra Victor Brown Victor Gomes Victor Torres Walter Cook Walter D White Warren D. Hairston Wellington Ruiz William Branch William Moran William Vega Willie Williams Jr. Wilson Jr. Alexander Xi Van Nguyen Zachary Pinnick
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Featured Massachusetts Missing Cases

Michael Lyubomirskiy

Missing: Mar 14, 2015
Michael Lyubomirskiy, a 31-year-old man from Stoughton, Massachusetts, was last seen on March 13, 20 ...Read More

Andrew Amato

Missing: Sep 30, 1978
Andrew John Amato, a 4-year-old boy, disappeared on September 30, 1978, while playing in the woods n ...Read More

Susan Lockwood

Missing: Oct 30, 2023
Susan Lockwood, a 66-year-old retired nurse from Richmond, Massachusetts, was reported missing on Oc ...Read More

Rory Kesinger

Missing: May 27, 1973
Rory Gene Kesinger, a 24-year-old woman from Plymouth, Massachusetts, vanished on May 27, 1973, afte ...Read More

Giuseppe Musto

Missing: May 08, 2022
Giuseppe Musto, a 75-year-old man from Roslindale, Massachusetts, was last seen on May 8, 2022. That ...Read More

Kristoffer King

Missing: Sep 14, 2024
On September 14, 2024, at approximately 10 p.m., 38-year-old Kristoffer King was last seen in Natick ...Read More

John Tran

Missing: Apr 02, 2005
John Bui Tran, a 28-year-old Vietnamese-American, was last seen on April 2, 2005, at a party on Mitc ...Read More

Randall Cole

Missing: Oct 09, 2020
Randall "Randy" Cole, a 32-year-old man from Holden, Massachusetts, went missing on October 9, 2020. ...Read More

Clotilde Tremblay

Missing: Aug 01, 1988
Clotilde “Claudette” Tremblay, 33, went missing from Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1988 under su ...Read More

Yasmin Faridi

Missing: Jun 21, 2014
Juvenile Familial Abduction ...Read More
Featured Massachusetts Murder Cases

Julienne Corrao

Murdered: Dec 23, 2009
On December 23, 2009, the body of 39-year-old Julienne Corrao was discovered in a large cloth bag in ...Read More

Debra Greenlaw DeMello

Murdered: Nov 08, 1988
Debra Greenlaw Perry DeMello was reported missing on June 18, 1988 when she failed to arrive at a lo ...Read More

Phillip Woods

Murdered: Sep 17, 2016
Phillip Woods, a 23-year-old resident of Boston, was fatally shot on September 17, 2016, in a tragic ...Read More

Shervonne Tucker

Murdered: Nov 01, 2014
On November 1, 2014, 35-year-old Shervonne Tucker was shot and killed in the early hours of the morn ...Read More

Shongi Fernandes

Murdered: Aug 31, 2014
On August 31, 2014, 24-year-old Shongi Fernandes was shot and killed in the Dorchester neighborhood ...Read More

Tazmyn Soares

Murdered: Dec 21, 2007
On December 21, 2007, 17-year-old Tazmyn Soares was shot and killed in Boston, Massachusetts. Soares ...Read More

David Stewart

Murdered: May 19, 2016
David E. Stewart Jr., aged 22, was tragically killed on May 19, 2016, in Boston, Massachusetts. Stew ...Read More

Debra Medeiros

Murdered: Jul 02, 1988
Debra Medeiros, a 30-year-old woman from Fall River, Massachusetts, was one of the early victims lin ...Read More

David L Charlebois

Murdered: Dec 23, 2017
David L. Charlebois, 48, was tragically shot to death in the early hours of December 23, 2017, in th ...Read More

Jorge Fuentes

Murdered: Sep 10, 2012
On September 10, 2012, 19-year-old Jorge Fuentes was shot and killed while walking his dog near his ...Read More

Stavensky Odige

Murdered: Aug 27, 2016
On August 27, 2016, 24-year-old Stavensky Odige was shot and killed in the Dorchester neighborhood o ...Read More