Crime & Safety
176 People Have Been Shot in Boston Since Jan. 1
Shootings involving two or more victims have doubled since 2014.
176 people have been shot in Boston since January 1, 2015. Shootings involving two or more victims have drastically increased across Boston as compared to this time in 2014, according to the latest shooting statistics released by the Boston Police Department.
Between January 1, 2015 and August 30, 2015, 30 shooting incidents involving two or more victims have been documented. That’s exactly double the amount which occurred during the same time frame in 2014.
22 double shootings have taken place, five triple shootings, two quadruple shootings and one sextuple shooting.
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The number of single shootings is down in 2015, from 112 to 103.
The overall number of people shot in Boston is up from 144 last year to 176 this year.
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The amount of fatal shootings is down from 28 to 19.
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