Crime fell in first quarter of 2026, commission says
“The trend lines are encouraging across the board,” Bill Gibbons, president of the Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission, said in the release. “Now is not the time to let up. We must continue to implement steps that work, scale them up, and sustain them over time.” (George Walker IV/AP file)
The news of continually declining crime rates comes as anecdotes about local shootings have piled up recently.
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Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission crime public safetyAarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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