Boston Crime Rate 2026: Homicides, Shootings and Thefts by District
Boston crime rate 2026: police data through Oct. 18 show 25 homicides, fewer shootings and a 2% drop in property crime. See trends by district.
Crime & Law
Crime and law news from The Boston Report: Boston police investigations, MBTA incidents, court cases and public safety policy across Massachusetts.
Terror Attacks in France, Jordan and the West Bank Leave at Least Nine Dead
Trappes shooting probed as terrorism; gunmen hit a church funeral in Karak, Jordan; two Israeli soldiers killed near Hebron on Oct. 23, 2026.
Antisemitism in Canada by the Numbers: Record Highs and Toronto Attacks
Antisemitism in Canada by the numbers: StatCan hate crime data, B’nai Brith’s record 6,800 incidents in 2025, and attacks in Toronto, in three charts.
Burkina Faso Reinstates the Death Penalty in New Penal Code
Burkina Faso death penalty: the junta’s appointed legislature voted 71-0 for a penal code restoring capital punishment for terrorism and treason.
Paul Mackenzie Guilty: Kenya Cult Leader Convicted of 191 Murders
A Mombasa judge convicted Shakahola cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 28 others of murdering 190 children and one adult, rejecting claims they fasted by choice.
Raúl Castro Arrest Warrant: Florida Charges Him Over 1996 Shootdown
Florida charged Raúl Castro, 95, with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder over the 1996 downing of two exile planes. Cuba called it a political ploy.
French Protests Turn Violent: Gun Shop Looting and France’s Gun Laws Explained
Oct. 17 French protests saw looting and 272 arrests. What’s confirmed about gun shop looting, the 2023 Marseille case, and France’s A-D gun categories.
Ilhan Omar Home Raid: HSI Agents Search D.C. Home in Federal Probe
Ilhan Omar home raid: HSI agents executed a search warrant at her D.C.-area home Oct. 12, the Justice Department says. She has not been charged.
Erie PA Shooting: Timeline, What We Know and What We Don’t
Erie shooting: nine dead at a Perry Street home on Oct. 9. The timeline, what officials confirmed, what investigators are doing and what we don’t know.
Fort Hood Shooter Execution Set for Dec. 3: Status and Livestream
Nidal Hasan execution: what is confirmed on the Dec. 3 Fort Hood date, what is undecided on a livestream, the appeals record and the pending habeas question.