Commonwealth of Massachusetts · DCJIS
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Dataset

Processing times by authority

Median and 90th-percentile days from application submission to license issuance, per the 351 Massachusetts licensing authorities. Statutory target: 40 business days.

Fastest
28 days
Newton Police Department
Slowest
94 days
Fall River Police Department
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All authorities
Ranked by median days. Trend = last 12 months.
AuthorityApplicationsMedian days90th %ileSLA12-mo trend
Newton Police Department518
28d
42d98%
Brookline Police Department382
30d
45d98%
Cambridge Police Department622
31d
48d98%
Somerville Police Department412
33d
51d98%
Framingham Police Department491
38d
58d96%
Worcester Police Department1,282
44d
72d90%
Boston Police Department3,108
56d
91d79%
Quincy Police Department712
62d
104d74%
Springfield Police Department1,022
71d
118d65%
Lowell Police Department718
79d
132d58%
Brockton Police Department812
88d
148d50%
Fall River Police Department698
94d
162d44%
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