Tag: Data
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A three-year look at Lexington arrests
Arrests for assault in Lexington rose 53% in a recent three-year period, with most related to domestic violence. Officers made at least 131 total arrests from Jan. 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2025, according to a Lexington Observer-BU journalism school…
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OUIs account for half of all arrests in Wayland
Half of all people arrested by Wayland police over the past three years were charged with driving under the influence, and the vast majority of them were out-of-town motorists. Most arrested were men, and most of the arrests occurred during…
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Data drop: Shoplifting is soaring in Dorchester
Arrests for shoplifting in Dorchester by Boston police increased nearly fivefold, or 468 percent, from 2023 to 2025, far outpacing the statewide jump of more than 73 percent, according to a Dorchester Reporter analysis of three full years of data.…
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Winchester sees rise in domestic violence, police better trained to distinguish between ‘crime and crisis’
Domestic violence arrests have been rising in Winchester over the past three years. The number of residents charged with domestic violence crimes – including assault and battery, attempted strangulation and suffocation, interfering with police and trying to intimidate or harass…
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‘It’s not just a single person’: Groups of shoplifters target Newton retailers
Newton Police Department Headquarters. Photo by Bryan McGonigle Loose inventory was stacked in a pile as shop owner Shara Ertel unpacked products last month inside of her grocery store, Fulfilled Goods, in Newton Centre. A customer lingered nearby, hands slipping…
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Shoplifting arrests skyrocket in Cambridge, data shows
Thieves usually see cases dismissed and go out to steal again. Target in Central Square In March 2024, a Cambridge District Court clerk signed a form allowing accused thief Richard A. Wheeler out on bail to await trial for yet…