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A surge in Boston homicides has experts sounding the alarm, warning the spike exposes the consequences of soft-on-crime policies taking root in cities nationwide.

According to newly released data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Boston recorded 17 homicides in the first half of 2025, compared to just seven during the same period last year – a 143% increase. Nationwide, homicides fell nearly 20% year over year during the same span.

Wendy Murphy, a Massachusetts-based legal analyst, former prosecutor and nationally recognized victims’ rights advocate, told Fox News Digital the numbers are "a flashing red warning light" that Boston’s progressive criminal-justice experiment is backfiring.

"If law enforcement does

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