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Once again, I'm gonna have to push back on you on this one one. According to the Boston police, as of May 16, Boston has had 13 murders. That's two fewer murders than this time last year.
Greater Boston Population: 5,000,000 (im guessing based on 2020 census)
Murders so far in 2021: 22
Rate: 0.44 murders per 100,000 people
This time last year, greater Boston had 27 murders, 15 in Boston.. down quite a bit. Boston is heading in the direction of safest MSA this year again (Woo!)
Other cities update coming soon and review about upstick in many cities
New England update
Hartford, CT 12 with 63 shootings roughly the same as Boston
New Haven, CT 11 with 48 shooting victims
Providence, RI 8 with 33 shooting victims
Bridgeport, CT 7 with 45 shooting victims
Springfield, MA 4 with 29 shooting victims
Meriden, CT 3
Stamford, CT 3
Fall River, MA 2
Pawtucket, RI 3
Brockton, MA 1
Pittsfield, MA 1
Lowell, Ma 1
Lawrence, MA 1
Worcester, MA 3
Manchester NH, 1
Haverhill- 1
Cambridge MA 1
Lynn, MA 0
New London, CT 1
Norwalk, CT 1
Holyoke, MA 0
Rutland, VT 1
Other cities update coming soon and review about upstick in many cities
New England update
Hartford, CT 12 with 63 shootings roughly the same as Boston
New Haven, CT 11 with 48 shooting victims
Providence, RI 8 with 33 shooting victims
Bridgeport, CT 7 with 45 shooting victims
Springfield, MA 4 with 29 shooting victims
Meriden, CT 3
Stamford, CT 3
Fall River, MA 2
Pawtucket, RI 3
Brockton, MA 1
Pittsfield, MA 1
Lowell, Ma 1
Lawrence, MA 1
Worcester, MA 3
Manchester NH, 1
Haverhill- 1
Cambridge MA 1
Lynn, MA 0
Right. Actually PPD should've updated 2020s number on their website. I remember a month or so ago a guy died of his injuries sustained in December, but the website still says 499, so guessing their not gonna change that. Dont know why.
Numbers are usually tallied by the calendar year a homicide investigation is started. So assaults and unexplained deaths from prior years count toward the year it was assigned as a homicide. Its the same with clearing cases, If a case from 2019 is cleared in 2021, it counts toward the 2021 clearance rate. Departments also audit their crime stats more than once, usually internally then by the state, before they become official so that number could still change.
This time last year, greater Boston had 27 murders, 15 in Boston.. down quite a bit. Boston is heading in the direction of safest MSA this year again (Woo!)
That's awesome! One of the great features of Boston and its metro is that you actually feel safe walking around.
"StatCan’s 2019 homicide data, released on Oct. 29, shows one-third of homicide victims were visible minorities — 44 per cent of whom were identified as Black, yet Black people account for only 3.4 per cent of the Canadian population."
Other cities update coming soon and review about upstick in many cities
New England update
Hartford, CT 12 with 63 shootings roughly the same as Boston
New Haven, CT 11 with 48 shooting victims
Providence, RI 8 with 33 shooting victims
Bridgeport, CT 7 with 45 shooting victims
Springfield, MA 4 with 29 shooting victims
Meriden, CT 3
Stamford, CT 3
Fall River, MA 2
Pawtucket, RI 3
Brockton, MA 1
Pittsfield, MA 1
Lowell, Ma 1
Lawrence, MA 1
Worcester, MA 3
Manchester NH, 1
Haverhill- 1
Cambridge MA 1
Lynn, MA 0
New London, CT 1
Norwalk, CT 1
Holyoke, MA 0
Rutland, VT 1
The Mass murder rate has always been a bit lower than CT's, although both states have always been below the national average.
Still, if you look at this list, despite the fact that Hartford and New Haven have almost as many murders as Boston, a city 5 times larger than them, a wealthy city like Stamford, CT still has more murders than working class cities in Mass like Fall River and Lynn. Why is this?
The Mass murder rate has always been a bit lower than CT's, although both states have always been below the national average.
Still, if you look at this list, despite the fact that Hartford and New Haven have almost as many murders as Boston, a city 5 times larger than them, a wealthy city like Stamford, CT still has more murders than working class cities in Mass like Fall River and Lynn. Why is this?
The Mass murder rate has always been a bit lower than CT's, although both states have always been below the national average.
Still, if you look at this list, despite the fact that Hartford and New Haven have almost as many murders as Boston, a city 5 times larger than them, a wealthy city like Stamford, CT still has more murders than working class cities in Mass like Fall River and Lynn. Why is this?
North Hartford is most dangerous area in New England slightly worst than Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury last year there was over 200 shot in Hartford not too far off from Boston. New Haven and Bridgeport have some rough areas. Wealthy cities like Norwalk and Stamford have some seedy spots that seen their better days.
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