Overall and violent crime rates continued a downward trend in Massachusetts last year, according to new data released by the state, however there was one glaring and troubling increase -- anti-Jewish hate crimes, which spiked more than 20% in 2024. For the first time since the state began tracking in 1991, the preliminary data released Tuesday shows that anti-Jewish bias incidents surpassed anti-Black incidents as the most reported hate crime in the Bay State. Stream NBC10 Boston news for free, 24/7, wherever you are. WATCH HERE WATCH HERE Massachusetts also experienced an increase in anti-transgender bias incidents. Some of the...