City of Southbridge, Massachusetts Crime Index
The city of Southbridge is in Worcester County, Massachusetts. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report on crime in the United States, there were 79 violent crimes and 238 property crimes in the city in 2019, representing an estimated 1 in 53 chances of becoming a crime victim in the city.
City of Southbridge Violent Crime
The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program classified violent crimes into four categories - murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. In 2019, Southbridge recorded
- No case of murder
- 21 cases of rape
- 3 cases of robbery
- 55 cases of aggravated assault
City of Southbridge Property Crime
There were 238 cases of property-related crimes including
- 50 burglary cases
- 172 cases of larceny
- 16 cases for motor vehicle theft
- Zero cases of arson
City of Southbridge Trial Courts
The courts with jurisdiction over Southbridge city are
- Trial Courts
- Appellate Courts
Cases are presented and adjudicated for the first time in Trial Courts. The Trial Courts that serve the City of Southbridge include
- Dudley District Court
- Central Housing Court - Dudley Session
- Worcester County Juvenile Court - Dudley Session
- Land Court
- Worcester Probate and Family Court
- Worcester Superior Court
Dudley District Court
The Dudley District Court attends to criminal, housing, juvenile, and mental health cases. According to the findings of the District Court Department, Dudley District Court registered 11,152 court filings in the 2020 fiscal year. The court filings are classified into three divisions - Criminal, Civil, and Scheduled Magistrate Hearings.
Under the criminal division, there were 3,414 criminal defendants and 134 search warrants. The civil cases were further classified into 356 regular civil cases, 1,342 small claims, 38 supplementary processes, 4 summary processes, 544 restraining orders, 2020 mental health matters, 164 civil motor vehicle infractions appeals, 59 administrative warrants, and 2 cases were tagged as “other.”
For the Scheduled Magistrate Hearings. The court handled 1,469 civil motor vehicle infractions, 46 non-motor vehicle infractions, and 3,367 show cause cases.
The Dudley District Court sits at
279 West Main Street
Dudley, MA 01571
Phone: (508) 943 - 7123
Email: cmdudleydc@jud.state.ma.us
Central Housing Court - Dudley Session
The Central Housing Court - Dudley Session hears civil and criminal matters relating to real estate and its use. The Central Housing Court Department had 5,710 case entries in the 2020 fiscal year. The statistics submitted include 41 criminal cases, 942 civil cases, 137 Probable Cause, 125 Small Claims, 4,266 Summary Processes, 165 Supplementary Processes, 1 Search Warrants/ Utility Warrants, and 33 issued tickets.
The Housing Court Department also recorded 5,663 disposed of cases in the Central division in the 2020 fiscal year. The cases disposed of were 44 criminal cases, 941 civil cases, 130 Probable Causes, 145 Small Claims, 4,219 Summary Processes, 156 Supplementary Processes, 1 search warrant, and 28 tickets.
The Central Housing Court - Dudley Session is located at
279 West Main Street
Dudley, MA 01571
Phone: (508) 831 - 2050
Email: CentralHousingCourt@jud.state.ma.us
Dudley Juvenile Court
Dudley Juvenile Court hears delinquency and guardianship cases, along with cases involving underage offenders. The Worcester County Juvenile Court in Dudley serves the City of Southbridge, Massachusetts. The court is at
100 West Main Street
Dudley, MA 01571
Phone: (508) 949 - 3070
Email: worcester-jccallctr@jud.sttae.ma.us
In the 2020 fiscal year, 162 adoption cases and 1 adult criminal matter were filed in the Worcester County Juvenile Court. Other cases filed, according to the Juvenile Court Department recorded filings for the year were 1,123 Applications for Complaints, 521 Care & Protection, 436 cases on Child Requiring Assistance, 1 Civil contempt, 4 cases on Contributing To Delinquency, 616 cases on Delinquency, 4 Equity cases, 27 Failure to Cause cases, 121 Guardianship matters, 91 Harassment cases, 12 cases on mentally ill people, 1 name change, 47 Paternity/Support, 11 Substance Abuse, 38 hearings on young adult permanency, and 1 youthful offender matter. In the 2020 fiscal year, there was no record of Criminal Contempt cases. In total, 3,217 cases were submitted before the Worcester County Juvenile Court.
Land Court
The Land Court in Boston serves the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Land Court attends to cases involving real estate, title registrations, property lien, and is located at
3 Pemberton Square
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 788 - 7470
Email: LandCourt.Emergency@jud.state.ma.us
The Land Court annual report for the 2020 fiscal year showed that the court has a caseload of 26,037 cases. They include
- 791 Registration/Confirmation cases
- 2,038 Subsequent to Registration
- 7,224 Tax Lien Foreclosure
- 3,824 Miscellaneous
- 11 Permits
- 12,126 Servicemember
For the Survey Division, the Land Court recorded 23 Registration Plans and 698 Subdivision Plans.
Worcester Probate and Family Court
The Probate and Family Court Department attends to family-related and probate cases. Such cases include paternity, child support, parenting time, abuse prevention, adoption, custody, and others.
The Probate and Family Court is currently operating virtually as a health precaution due to the coronavirus pandemic and provides virtual registries to ease the case filing and other court processes.
The Worcester Probate and Family Court is located at
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: (508) 831 - 2200
Email: wpfc@jud.state.ma.us
Worcester Superior Court
The Worcester Superior Court has unlimited jurisdiction over criminal and court cases in all cities and towns in Worcester, including Southbridge. The court opens on Mondays to Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
225 Main St.
Worcester, MA 01608
Telephone: (508) 831 - 2000
Email: Worcester.clerkoffice@jud.state.ma.us
The Total case entries for the Worcester Superior Court in the 2020 fiscal year were 2,351, encompassing 675 criminal cases and 1,676 civil cases.
Appellate Courts
Appellate Courts are responsible for reviewing appeals from trial courts. The two Appellate Courts that serve the City of Southbridge are the Supreme Judicial Court and The Appeals Court.
Supreme Judicial Court
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The John Adams Courthouse houses the SJC and is open on Mondays to Fridays from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., while the SJC opens on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. The John Adams Courthouse is at
1 Pemberton Square
Boston, MA 02108
Supreme Judicial Court Phone: (617) 557 - 1000
Appeals Court Phone: (617) 921 - 4443
Social Law Library Phone: (617) 226 - 1500
The caseload information for the Supreme Judicial Court for 2018 revealed the court received
- 102 Direct Entries
- 44 Direct Appellate Review Applications Allowed and 110 were Considered
- 15 Further Appellate Review Applications Allowed and 726 were Considered
- 33 cases Transferred by SJC on its Motion from Review of Entire Appeals Court.
- 14 case dismissal
Appeals Court
The Appeals Court hears cases from the Appellate Tax Board, the Department of Industrial Accidents, and the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board. The Appeals Court also receives cases from all departments of the Trial Court. The court is located at
1 Pemberton Square
Boston, MA 02108
Supreme Judicial Court Phone: (617) 557 - 1000
Appeals Court Phone: (617) 921 - 4443
Social Law Library Phone: (617) 226 - 1500
In the 2020 Fiscal year, the Appeals Court received civil case appeals comprising
- 430 cases from the Superior Court
- 100 cases from the Probate & Family Court
- 79 cases from BMC/District Court
- 91 cases from the Juvenile Court
- 43 cases from the Land Court
- 58 cases from the Housing Court
- 10 cases from the Appellate Tax Board
- 10 cases from the Industrial Accident Review Board
- 1 case from the Employment Relations Board
- 20 cases from the Appeals Court Single Justice
The criminal appeals for the 2020 fiscal year were received from
- Superior Court - 388 cases
- BMC/District Court - 303 cases
- Juvenile Court - 30 cases
- Appeals Court Single Justice - 15 cases
