Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Crime Index
According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report for 2019 Leominster city recorded 239 violent crimes including
- 31 rapes
- 20 robberies
- 188 aggravated assaults
599 property crimes
- 64 burglaries
- 495 larceny thefts
- 40 motor vehicle thefts
- 2 instances of arson
52 DUI arrests were filed in Leominster in 2019.
Leominster District Court
The Leominster District Court hears
- Criminal cases
- Civil cases (including civil cases with the potential award of damages between $7,000 to $50,000)
- Small claims
- Housing
- Juvenile
- Mental health
The number of court filings in the Leominster District Court in 2020 decreased by 16.9% from the previous year. According to the Massachusetts District Court Statistics Report for 2020, 5,393 cases were filed in the court, indicating
- 1,481 criminal defendants
- 66 search warrant issues
- 231 regular civil
- 1,550 small claims
- 30 supplementary processes
- 4 summary processes
- 364 issued restraining orders
- 92 mental health cases
- 30 civil motor vehicle infraction appeals
- 86 admin warrants
- 6 admin appeals
- 4 miscellaneous cases
Interested parties may contact Leominster District Court at
Leominster District Court
25 School St.
Leominster, MA 01453
Telephone (Clerk’s Office): (978) 537-3722
Telephone (Probation Department): (978) 537-3846
Email: cmleominsterdc@jud.state.ma.us
The court opens Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Central Housing Court - Leominster Session
The Central Housing Court Leominster Session is a jury trial court serving Leominster, and it hears cases relating to
- Contract, tort, real property, and claims of up to $7,000.
- Preliminary hearings and misdemeanors.
- Violations of ordinances.
The Massachusetts Housing Court Department Statistics Report for 2020 summarised a total of 8,763 case entries in 2020, which is a notable decrease of 25.8% from the previous year 2019. The case entries include
- 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 Leominster Session District Court in 2020.
The Central Housing Court Leominster Session is located 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 open every Friday when the court is in session.
Worcester Juvenile Court
The Worcester Juvenile Court serves Leominster. It hears cases regarding adoption, guardianship, and miscellaneous matters that involve juveniles.
In 2020 the court handled 3,217 case filings, encompassing
- 162 adoption cases (25.6% decrease from 2019)
- 1 adult criminal case
- 1,123 applications for complaints (10.3% decrease from 2019)
- 521 care and protection matters (2.1% increase from 2019)
- 436 incidents of child requiring assistance (36.6% decrease from 2019)
- 1 civil contempt case
- 4 contributing to delinquency matters
- 616 delinquency incidents (10.7% decrease from 2019)
- 4 equity cases (63.6% decrease from 2019)
- 27 failure to cause case types (64.9% decrease from 2019)
- 121 guardianship cases (53.9% decrease from 2019)
- 91 harassment filings (40% increase from 2019)
- 12 matters regarding mental illness (200% increase from 2019)
- 1 name change (66.6% decrease from 2019)
- 47 paternity/support cases (37.3% decrease from 2019)
- 11 substance abuse matters (8.3% decrease from 2019)
- 38 young adult permanency hearings (11.6% decrease from 2019)
- 1 youthful offender case type (80% decrease from 2019)
Worcester Juvenile Court is located at
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Telephone (Clerk's Office): (508) 831-2000
Telephone (Probation Department): (508) 831-2440
Email: worcester-jccallctr@jud.state.ma.us
The court opens Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Worcester Probate and Family Court
The Worcester Probate and Family Court serves Leominster and hears cases regarding probate, estate, domestic cases, and juvenile independence matters.
The court managed 15,361 cases in Worcester county in 2020, according to the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Statistics Report for 2020. 37.5% were probate cases, and 62.5% were domestic cases.
The Probate Court handled the following cases
- 3,313 estate administration
- 518 change of name
- 1,438 guardianship
- 392 conservatorship
- 101 equity
The Family Court handled the following cases in 2020
- 95 adoption and child welfare
- 46 special immigrant juvenile status
- 4,574 divorce and other domestic relations
- 1,600 contempt
- 3,126 modification
- 158 abuse prevention
Interested parties may reach the Worcester Probate and Family Court at
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Telephone (Register’s Office and Probation Department): (508) 831-2200
Email: wpfc@jud.state.ma.us
Worcester County Superior Court
The Worcester County Superior Court serves Leominster in cases regarding misdemeanors, felonies, administrative and civil cases, civil protection orders, exclusive torts cases, and real property cases that totals to a minimum charge of $25,000.
The number of case entries decreased by 21.1% from 2019 to 2020. The court handled 2,351 case entries in 2020, 675 were criminal case entries and 1,676 were civil case entries.
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.
Suffolk County Courthouse
The Land Court serves the city of Leominster and handles matters on mortgage foreclosure and real property in the whole Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
According to the Massachusetts Land Court Annual Report for 2020, the court handled 26,037 cases in 2020. Included in that number were
- 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 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 court opens Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Land Court has been postponing all non-emergency matters and implementing virtual hearings until further instructions. The guidelines will be updated by the court and are available on the trial court's website.
John Adams Courthouse
The courthouse serves the city of Leominster. It functions as the entire Commonwealth’s Appeals Court and Supreme Judicial Court. The department of the Appeals Court hears criminal cases, civil cases, criminal appeals cases, and administrative cases.
The department of the Supreme Court hears 1st-degree murder appeals including other criminal cases, civil, and administrative appeals cases transferred from the Appeals Court.
In the 2020 fiscal year, the Appeals Court received 842 civil cases referred by either the trial courts in Massachusetts or by the administrative boards. Incorporated in the report were
- Superior Court: 430
- Probate and Family Court: 100
- District Court: 79
- Juvenile Court: 91
- Housing Court: 58
- Land Court: 43
- Appellate Tax Board: 10
- Industrial Accident Review Board: 10
- Employment Relations Board: 1
- Appeals Court Single Justice: 20
The criminal cases managed by the Appeals Court were 736 in 2020
- Superior court: 388
- District Court: 303
- Juvenile Court: 30
- Appeals Court Single Justice: 15
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts received 194 cases in 2018
- 102 direct entries
- 44 allowed direct appellate review applications
- 15 allowed further appellate review applications
- 33 cases transferred by the Supreme Judicial Court from the Appeals Court caseload
The John Adams 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.
Mount Wachusett Community College
According to the Campus Safety and Security Report for 2016-2018, one criminal offense was recorded at the Leominster Campus of Mount Wachusett Community College in 2016. The criminal offense was committed on the campus site and was an instance of burglary.
