Flint Neighborhood Association

Fall River Police Department – Monthly Calls for Service Recap (May 2026)

These numbers reflect the calls for service our officers responded to over the past month. Administrative calls have been excluded (such as Traffic Stops, Property Checks and Report Writing), so this represents only calls officers were dispatched to or self-initiated. Without removing criteria such as that, our total calls for May were 5,113.

While this data doesn’t capture all calls, it highlights the most common types of incidents. For a more detailed review, the yearly crime statistics are released each spring.

At the request of many community members, we have also included a separate category for “shootings.” This includes all confirmed shooting incidents reported within city limits. Some of those shootings were investigated solely by the Mass State Police since they occurred on the highway.

📊 April → May 2026 Changes

• Calls for Service: +8.6% (3,568 → 3,876)
• Arrests: +44.1% (297 → 428)
• Arrest Warrant Requests: +20.0% (60 → 72)
• Accidents: +21.5% (289 → 351)
• Mentally Ill: +1.6% (122 → 124)
• Domestics: +15.2% (217 → 250)
• Fights: +7.4% (68 → 73)
• Medical: −16.2% (222 → 186)
• Fire Calls: +17.9% (39 → 46)
• Breaks: +36.7% (30 → 41)
• Alarms: −19.8% (182 → 146)
• Larceny/Shoplifting: 0.0% (118 → 118)
• Shootings: 0 change (3 → 3)

📅 Year-to-Date Totals & Monthly Averages (Jan–May 2026)

• Calls for Service: 17,887 total | 3,577/month
• Arrests: 1,620 total | 324/month
• Arrest Warrant Requests: 303 total | 61/month
• Accidents: 1,849 total | 370/month
• Mentally Ill: 606 total | 121/month
• Domestics: 1,127 total | 225/month
• Fights: 315 total | 63/month
• Medical: 957 total | 191/month
• Fire Calls: 214 total | 43/month
• Breaks: 176 total | 35/month
• Alarms: 943 total | 189/month
• Larceny/Shoplifting: 560 total | 112/month
• Shootings: 12 total | 2/month

The warmer weather has always brought an increase in call volume and so far 2026 is proving no different.