Boston Launches Five-Part Summer Safety Plan, Warrants Issued for 40 to 50 Violence Suspects

BOSTON — July 22, 2026 — Boston unveils five-part 2021 Summer Safety Plan with 4,000 youth jobs and warrants for up to 50 violence suspects. Acting Mayor, Superintendent and Chief Greg Long, and Suffolk County District Attorney Rachel Rollins announced the plan at Boston Police Headquarters, citing a 21 percent drop in part one crime and a 25 percent reduction against the five-year average. Rollins disclosed that her Crime Strategies Bureau, working with BPD, has secured arrest warrants for approximately 40 to 50 individuals "driving some of the violence in our most impacted communities," with BPD now actively locating those suspects ahead of expected arraignments. The city is providing more than $100,000 in grants to community-based organizations and will invest $12,000 through SOAR Boston in neighborhood events, with individual $500 grants available to groups hosting activities citywide. Long reported firearm-related arrests and firearm recoveries are each up 30 percent, and said 94 academy recruits will be deployed across the city following a June 10 graduation. The mayor also addressed a seven-alarm Dorchester fire the previous day that displaced 48 residents, with the American Red Cross and multiple city agencies coordinating emergency shelter and recovery.