There are 11 article(s) tagged crime rate:

• March 2026

  • ‘We still have work to do,’ Young says as Trump claims credit for Memphis crime

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young says the city is moving in the right direction on crime, but didn’t credit President Donald Trump or the Memphis Safe Task Force for that.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 23, 2026

• November 2025

  • Memphis crime down 23% year to date

    Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis presented the latest crime numbers for the first full month of the Memphis Safe Task Force. She also talked about the MPD’s relationship with the task force including on immigration arrests.

    By Bill Dries November 18, 2025

• September 2025

  • In a city plagued by crime rate, leaders hope Memphis Safe Task Force can shift the narrative

    In detailing specifics of the Memphis Safe Task Force, Gov. Bill Lee didn’t dwell on the city’s crime rate. Instead, flanked by Mayor Paul Young and Police Chief C.J. Davis, he pledged that the crime reduction that could come would be lengthy and sustainable. 

    By Samuel Hardiman September 28, 2025

• December 2024

  • Crime numbers decrease from last year, new MPD data shows

    Last year, there were 344 murders in Memphis as of Dec. 14. There were 235 this year during that same time period. 

    By Aarron Fleming December 17, 2024

  • MPD interim chief touts homicide solve rates

    With additional investigators and fewer murders this year compared to last, MPD’s CJ Davis says the department is seeing improvements. 

    By Aarron Fleming December 17, 2024

• November 2024

  • Ahead of enhanced security measures, Downtown crime down 27%, city says

    A planned surge of public-safety resources into Downtown Memphis comes after years of public perception souring on safety in the central business district.

    By Samuel Hardiman November 24, 2024

• February 2024

  • Crime cut in half? It’s unclear. But it’s down

    During her Jan. 9 reappointment presentation to the Memphis City Council, Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis noted that crime in the city had been slashed in half over a six-month period.

    By Ben Wheeler February 06, 2024

• January 2022

  • Pay raises for corrections workers part of crime fight, Lee Harris says

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said the raises approved this month for 200 corrections center guards are being funded in part by fees the Justice Department is paying the county as it closes down a privately run federal prison. And he said more raises and bonuses are coming for others.

    By Bill Dries January 16, 2022

• April 2021

  • Crime rate doesn’t necessarily deter businesses considering relocation

    Although Memphis has long battled perceptions (and reality) about its crime rate, community leaders say it’s not as much of a factor in economic recruitment efforts as one might expect.

    By Blake Fontenay April 19, 2021

• July 2020

  • First half of 2020 sees spike in violent crime, decrease in property crimes

    Homicides and aggravated assaults are up for the first half of the year in Memphis and Shelby County. Property crimes are down; officials said more people at home during the pandemic equates to fewer burglaries. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 16, 2020

• March 2020

  • Slight increase in car thefts, robberies during COVID-19 outbreak, police say

    Memphis Police say they have seen a slight increase in car thefts, larcenies and robberies during the COVID-19 outbreak. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 31, 2020