Preliminary data from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation suggest that major violent crime in both Memphis and Shelby County dropped by 17.4%, including a decline of 4.3% in murder, 32.4% in ...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Homicide rates dropped dramatically across the country in 2023, but Memphis is bucking the national trend with a triple-digit increase in killings. Memphis Police records show ...

Memphis City Council decided to table a vote on whether to reappoint the police chief amid record-breaking homicide rates and distrust in the city, in the wake of Tyre Nichols' death and a DOJ ...

Memphis' violent crime rate came in at 2,612 per 100,000 residents and its property crime rate was 8,602.9 per 100,000 residents.

Here is how violent crime compared in 2024: The murder rate dropped from 56.4 murders per 100,000 people to 39.8 murders, reflecting a 29.5% decrease. The rape rate dropped from 76.6 rapes per ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis saw its highest crime rate in history in 2023, according to new data from the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission. There may be a silver lining, though.

Earlier this week, Memphis was the spot as leaders from states far and wide gathered for the groundbreaking Black Mayors' Coalition on Crime.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Jim Strickland is calling the city’s crime rate “unacceptable” after a new report shows violent crimes and property crimes increasing by 10 percent since a year ago.

When police solve more murder cases, murder rates tend to go down—but murder clearance rates in Memphis have sunk. One big chunk of the police budget, around $10 million over a decade, has gone ...

Suspects convicted in previous violent crimes released early Cleotha Henderson, the man suspected of abducting and killing 34-year-old teacher Eliza Fletcher in Memphis last Friday, was previously ...

Memphis' violent crime rate came in at 2,612 per 100,000 residents and its property crime rate was 8,602.9 per 100,000 residents.