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Learn more about how and why serious crime in Cambridge rose for the third consecutive year in 2022.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Cambridge Acting Police Commissioner Pauline Wells and Somerville Chief of Police Shumeane Benford have announced that four individuals have been charged in connection with their alleged participation in an operation to deal illicit narcotics in the Greater Boston area including in the communities of Cambridge and Somerville.

This public health and public safety event will once again provide residents with an opportunity to anonymously and safely dispose of their unwanted firearms and, in turn, reduce the risk of suicide, potential for an accidental discharge, or wrongdoing in a home or on our city streets.

Police Review and Advisory Board meeting held on May 26 2016

Resources for Tenants Rights during Foreclosure

Join local, state and FEMA experts at an Open House for the Charles Watershed to learn about your community's updated flood maps.

An overview of the Cambridge Police Department's calls for service on June 10, 2025

Police Review and Advisory Board meeting held on January 27 2016

Cambridge is holding its first Civic Assembly between October - December 2026 to consider whether, how, and under what conditions the City should use gunshot-detection technology, such as ShotSpotter, and overnight video surveillance of public parks in its approach to public safety, including what rules, safeguards, and oversight should govern their use.

Reviewing and Practicing Urban Fire Attack Skills