There are 6 article(s) tagged SafeWays:

• March 2026

  • Impasse procedure gets rewrite, delay at City Council meeting

    The Council put off any vote on the streamlined impasse procedure for three weeks. Meanwhile, a Council discussion about how to regulate short-term rental properties took an AI turn.

    By Bill Dries March 04, 2026

• March 2024

  • Opinion: Rental owners can help reduce crime

    “Rental property owners can reduce crime by utilizing police calls for service information at their properties. This is no untested theory. It is a proven method that has been put into practice in other crime-ridden neighborhoods in Memphis. And it works.”

    By Daniel Quinn March 26, 2024

• November 2023

  • Landlords use police call info to evict problem tenants

    Renter Victoria Williams is thankful for the pilot program that keeps her landlord informed when police are called to rental homes in her neighborhood. But critics say it gives landlords too much power.

    By Ian Round November 06, 2023

• July 2023

  • Opinion: More police data on problem tenants can help reduce crime

    Data showing the number of times police are called to apartments helps apartment owners and managers identify problematic tenants and intervene as necessary. It also frees up police resources.

    By Daniel Quinn July 07, 2023

• January 2023

  • Public forum pushes for solutions to juvenile crime

    “I’m committed for our police department to do what we can, not just to be reactive and responsible, but also to be proactive to keep children out of the hands of the justice system,” MPD Chief C.J. Davis said.

    By Alicia Davidson January 07, 2023

• October 2018

  • SafeWays partners with MHA

    The crime prevention nonprofit group SafeWays is partnering with the Memphis Housing Authority to work in eight public housing high rises and communities as well as mixed-income communities on what were once MHA developments.

    By Bill Dries October 03, 2018