Patriot Ledger Some South Shore communities see uptick in property crime Violent crime has also been down across Massachusetts. The numbers hit a 35-year low in 2012 before increasing slightly last year. Massachusetts police departments reported a total of 137 murders and non-negligent homicides last year. There were 121 murders reported in 2012, a 16-year low. James Alan Fox, a criminology professor at Northeastern University, cautioned […]