This map of Boston, showing violent crimes down to the census block level, is just an example of the kind of geographic mapping of key data that can predict future violence. In the new paper ...

Crime and schools are at the top of any prospective homebuyer's list. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) crime data from 2011 enabled the BBJ to provide an interactive heat map showing violent ...

Between 2014 and 2018, the number of Airbnbs in Boston grew from 2,558 to 6,014, according to the study. In 2019, Mayor Martin Walsh settled with Airbnb to regulate short-term rentals in Boston.

Crime in the city last year offered a somewhat rosier picture compared with 2021, ... Boston’s overall crime rate is down 1.5% in 2022, but fatal shootings rose by 8 over 2021 ...

Airbnb in Boston started growing exponentially from 2014, according to the study. The listings more than doubled since then, with 6,014 in 2018.

Violent crime in Boston fell by 15 percent in 2021, and property crime dipped by 13 percent as the city’s sworn officers “continued to drive down” those numbers while arresting fewer people ...

Boston looks to have cracked the code on crime as the city reported it has only recorded two homicides as of March 31, leading the nationwide trend of plummeting homicide rates.. This year, cities ...