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Boston’s overall crime rate is down 1.5% in 2022, but fatal shootings rose by 8 over 2021
(May 06, 2022) – Crime in the city last year offered a somewhat rosier picture compared with 2021, though blemished by the loss of eight additional lives in fatal shootings, making for one additional homicide. Total crimes reported by the Boston Police, from homicides to auto thefts, dropped by 224 incidents from 15,087 to 14,863, a roughly 1.5% drop from 2021. Total shooting victims in the city also fell by 16, from 197 to 181, a drop of 8.1% — though the 33 fatal …

Crime is down overall in Boston, but activists say the work must go on
(January 04, 2023) – According to Boston Police statistics, violent and property crime dipped by 2 percent altogether in Boston last year compared to 2021; however, it is up in the police districts that cover Charlestown, West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, and Hyde Park. Violent and property crime dipped by 2 percent altogether in Boston last year compared to 2021, according to Boston Police statistics, though the city continues to focus on curbing youth gun violence. …

Crime is down overall in Boston, but activists say the work must go on
(November 29, 2022) – Boston’s charitable dollar is now being stretched in new directions, will there be enough to go around in the future?. …

(November 16, 2032) – The BBJ’s Power 50: Movement Makers list is once again highlighting business people and community leaders who are making the biggest impact on the region. Scroll through the photos and you’ll find Greater Boston leaders who are taking a stand and working to effect change on behalf of others. They’re taking actionable steps to benefit not just themselves or their organizations, but are working within a sphere of influence that goes beyond themselves. Seen together, you realize quickly just how many people in Boston are giving their time and their talent to help our city grow as a place in which equity, inclusion and diverse points of view can thrive and prosper.

In all of 2021, there were 12 total shooting victims under the age of 18—four fewer than the City of Boston has already seen in 2022, Boston police told NBC10 Boston on Sunday
(October 24, 2022) – Amid growing concern over youth violence in Boston, new data shows there has already been more kids shot in the city this year than in all of 2021.Boston police Sgt. Detective John Boyle confirmed to NBC10 Boston on Sunday that there have been 15 shootings, accounting for 16 shooting victims who were under the age of 18, as of Oct. 20. During the same time period in 2021, there were 10 minor victims in 10 shooting incidents.

(October 18, 2022) – Walking through the Seaport, it’s hard to miss an outdoor art exhibit featuring 21 massive portraits that aim to tell their story. This is Boston Uncornered. The 5′ x 8′ photos were taken by photographer John Huet. The subjects range from well-known political leaders, to professional athletes to interns at the Uncornered Project. “What we want to do at Uncornered is lift up voices and stories that you don’t typically hear from, images that you don’t normally see in the Seaport, in downtown Boston. So it’s important for us to be able to show that, to visualize folks who have found success despite challenging backgrounds and circumstances that they found themselves in,” said Boston Uncorned Co-Founder Michelle Caldiera.

With recent shootings involving young people in Roxbury and Dorchester, activists in Boston are trying to break cycles of poverty and violence with higher education
(October 11, 2022) – Powerful portraits line the walkway at Boston’s Seaport Common, sharing the faces and stories of people who have experienced trauma, incarceration and racism, as well as the moments they became “uncornered.” “The Uncornered Project is a way for us to help others visualize that those who are involved in violence are no different than you or me, and that they can be ‘uncornered,’ and that we all share situations where we have been trapped, stuck, and been in challenging circumstances,” said Michelle Caldeira, cofounder of Uncornered.

(September 20, 2022) – New England Patriots star Devin McCourty spent his night off helping a nonprofit organization that is working to end gang violence and systemic, generational urban poverty. McCourty spoke during a fundraiser for Boston Uncornered at the Cisco Brewers Seaport beer garden on Monday. Boston Uncornered identifies gang members who are willing to change their lives and, as “core influencers,” have the charisma and intelligence to lead others. The nonprofit then provides those gang members with financial, mental health, educational and social-emotional support from peer mentors with similar backgrounds.

Eleanor Forbes is changing lives at Boston Uncornered in Dorchester as director of mental health support.
(May 06, 2022) – This week I talked to a really inspiring mother of three, Eleanor Forbes, who is changing lives at Boston Uncornered in Dorchester as director of mental health support. The organization steers ex-gang members from violence and incarceration to college and jobs — basically, it directs them away from street corners, hence the name. Program members, called college readiness advisers, in turn return to the streets and recruit other gang-involved peers to the group.