Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts Crime Index
The FBI’s Uniform Crime Report for 2019 outlines a total number of 755 offenses recorded in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 2019. The report indicates that there were 217 reported violent crimes including
- 1 case of murder or nonnegligent manslaughter
- 26 instances of rape
- 36 of robberies
- 154 aggravated assaults
There were 538 property crimes
- 94 were burglaries
- 399 larceny thefts
- 45 motor vehicle thefts
- 3 incidents of arson
There were 36 DUI arrests in Fitchburg city in 2019.
Fitchburg District Court
The Fitchburg District Court is located at:
100 Elm St.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Telephone: (978) 345-2111 (Clerk’s Office), (978) 345-2111 (Probation Department)
Email: cmfitchburgdc@jud.state.ma.us
The court opens Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For the 2020 fiscal year, Fitchburg District Court recorded case filings involving 1,791 criminal defendants and 65 issued search warrants. The court handled 248 regular civil cases, 864 small claims, 28 supplementary processes, 2 summary process cases, and issued 670 restraining orders. 111 mental health case types, 10 civil motor vehicle infraction appeals, 34 admin warrants, 13 admin appeals, and 7 miscellaneous case types were also on record.
Fitchburg Juvenile Court
Interested parties may reach the Fitchburg Juvenile Court at
100 Elm St.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Telephone (Clerk's Office and Probation Department): (978) 345-7620
Email: worcester-jccallctr@jud.state.ma.us
The court opens Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
According to the Massachusetts Juvenile Courts Report for 2020, the Juvenile Court handled
- 162 adoption cases
- 1 adult criminal case
- 1,123 applications for complaints
- 521 care and protection matters
- 436 matters concerning child requiring assistance
- 1 civil contempt case
- 4 contributing to delinquency matters
- 616 delinquency incidents
- 4 equity cases
- 27 failure to cause case types
- 121 guardianship cases
- 91 harassment filings
- 12 cases regarding mental illness
- 1 name change
- 47 paternity/support cases
- 11 substance abuse matters
- 38 young adult permanency hearings
- 1 youthful offender case type
Central Housing Court - Leominster Session
The Central Housing Court handled a total of 8,763 case entries in 2020, according to the Massachusetts Housing Court Department Statistics Report for 2020. The report outlines the following case entries:
- 41 criminal
- 942 civil
- 137 probable causes
- 125 small claims
- 4,266 summary processes
- 165 supplementary processes
- 1 issued search warrant
- 33 issued tickets
3,053 alternative dispute resolution (ADR) case entries were filed in the District Court of Leominster.
Interested parties may contact the court at
Leominster District Court
25 School St.
Leominster, MA 01453
Telephone (Clerk's Office and Housing Specialists Department): (508) 831-2050
Email: CentralHousingCourt@jud.state.ma.us
The court is only open on Fridays when the court is in session.
Suffolk County Courthouse
The Land Court handles matters on real property and mortgage foreclosure.
The courthouse is located at
Suffolk County Courthouse
3 Pemberton Square
Boston, MA 02108
ADA Coordinator: (617) 788-7474
Email: barbara.lewiton@jud.state.ma.us
The Land Court opens Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The court received 26,037 cases in 2020, encompassing,
- 791 registration/confirmation cases
- 2,038 cases related to subsequence to registration
- 7,224 tax lien foreclosure cases
- 3,847 miscellaneous cases
- 11 matters on permits
- 12,126 servicemember related cases
The Land Court has postponed all non-emergency matters due to the outbreak of Covid-19 and implements virtual hearings until further notice. The guidelines will be updated and available on the trial court's website.
Worcester Probate and Family Court
The Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Statistics Report, 2020, noted that the Worcester Probate and Family Court handled a total of 15,361 cases in 2020. 37.5% were probate cases, and 62.5% were domestic cases, all narrated as
- 3,313 estate administration cases
- 518 change of name cases
- 1,438 guardianship matters
- 392 conservatorship cases
- 101 equity cases
- 95 adoption and child welfare cases
- 46 special immigrant juvenile status matters
- 4,574 divorce and other domestic relations cases
- 1,600 contempt cases
- 3,126 modification instances
- 158 abuse prevention matters
The court is located at
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Telephone (Register's Office and Probation Department): (508) 831-2200
Email: wpfc@jud.state.ma.us
The court opens Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.
Worcester County Superior Court
The Worcester County Superior Court is located at
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Telephone (Probation Department): (508) 831-2370
Email: Worcester.clerksoffice@jud.state.ma.us.
The court opens Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Worcester County Superior Court recorded 2,351 case entries in 2020, 1,676 were civil case entries, and 675 were criminal case entries.
John Adams Courthouse
The John Adams Courthouse serves the city of Fitchburg and operates as the Massachusetts Appeals Court and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The Appeals Court hears criminal cases, civil cases, criminal appeals cases, and administrative cases.
The Supreme Court hears 1st-degree murder appeals and other criminal, civil, and administrative appeals cases transferred from the Appeals Court.
The courthouse is located at
John Adams Courthouse
1 Pemberton Square
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone (Appeals Court): (617) 921-4443
Telephone (Supreme Judicial Court): (617) 557-1000
The court opens Monday to Friday between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
The Appeals Court Case Statistics for the 2020 Fiscal Year recorded 842 civil cases in the Appeals Court of Massachusetts:
- 430 cases from the Superior Court
- 100 cases from Probate and Family Court
- 79 cases from District Court
- 91 cases from Juvenile Court,
- 58 cases from Housing Court,
- 43 cases from Land Court
- 10 appellate Tax Board cases
- 10 Industrial Accident Review Board cases
- 1 case from the Employment Relations Board
- 20 cases from Appeals Court Single Justice
The Appeals Court also managed 736 criminal cases in 2020:
- 388 from the Superior court
- 303 from the District Court
- 30 cases from the Juvenile Court
- 15 cases from Appeals Court Single Justice
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts handled a total number of 194 cases in 2018:
- 102 direct entries cases
- 44 allowed direct appellate review applications cases
- 15 allowed further appellate review applications cases
- 33 cases transferred by the Supreme Judicial Court from the Appeals Court caseload
Fitchburg State University
According to the Campus Safety and Security report, 2018, there were a total of 23 reported crimes on the Fitchburg State University campus and the student housing facilities.
There were 12 incidents of rape, 1 instance of fondling, 4 incidents of statutory rape, 2 aggravated assaults, 2 burglaries, and 2 motor vehicle thefts.
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
Campus Safety and Security Report of 2016-2018 noted that no criminal offenses were recorded on the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School campus or surrounding properties in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Mount Wachusett Community College
There were no criminal offenses recorded at the Mount Wachusett Community College from 2016 to 2018.
