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Council hears request to fund BRIC analysts aimed at firearm and retail-crime analysis
Summary
The Boston Regional Intelligence Center requested $850,000 to sustain intelligence analyst positions that support firearm-violence analysis, organized retail crime work, and community CompStat meetings; the center said positions help produce annual trafficking reports and support prosecution and community engagement.
Ryan Walsh, who identified himself as director of the Boston Regional Intelligence Center, asked the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice for $850,000 in FY25 funding from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to sustain BRIC analyst positions.
"The BRIC's mission is to serve as the region's central point for the collection, synthesis, analysis, and dissemination of strategic and tactical intelligence," Walsh said, explaining the requested funds would sustain five analyst positions — two supporting community CompStat meetings and the remainder supporting firearm-violence, assault and organized-retail-crime analysis. He said the analysts have enabled the department to host community CompStat meetings in neighborhoods citywide and provide investigative support to detectives.
Walsh told councilors the analysts contribute to an annual public report required under a 2023 council ordinance studying illegal firearm trafficking and assist district attorneys' offices with prosecution of repeat offenders and organized theft groups. He framed the funding as sustaining existing positions that contribute to both community engagement and investigative work; councilors asked follow-up questions later in the hearing about program metrics and notice procedures.
The committee did not vote on the requested BRIC funding during the hearing; Chair Henry Santana said staff will follow up on notices and scheduling for any items that require additional public notice.
