The BPD's job gets tougher in the summer. Crime usually heats up as the weather does. More people gather outside, which means more opportunity for “conflict,” BPD Commissioner Michael Cox said.


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The BPD’s job gets tougher in the summer. Crime usually heats up as the weather does. More people gather outside, which means more opportunity for “conflict,” BPD Commissioner Michael Cox sai…{ai:summary}<p>Summer in the city means trouble for the BPD. As temperatures rise, so does the crime rate. Commissioner Cox knows the streets will be filled with more danger and chaos. #crime</p>

Editorial: Summer safety in Boston can't happen without BPD

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