Murder in Massachusetts law constitutes the intentional killing, under circumstances defined by law, of people within or under the jurisdiction of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in the year 2020, the state had one of the lowest murder rates in the country.
It constitutes an intentional killing with premeditation, a murder executed with extreme atrocity and cruelty, or the killing of a person caused by the commission or attempted commission of a felony that can be punished by life in prison regardless of intent.
For adult offenders, it is punished only by life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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