Violent crime was on the decline in Massachusetts last year, even as it increased nationally, according to a recent report from the FBI.The FBI on Sept. 25 released its annual report, Crime in the United States, which draws data from more than 16,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide.Massachusetts had a statewide violent crime rate of 376.9 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2016, compared to a national rate of 386.3 per 100,000 people. The statewide violent crime rate was 3.3 [...]
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