Violent crimes down in Memphis, Shelby County

By , Daily Memphian Updated: January 28, 2019 9:39 AM CT | Published: January 26, 2019 8:51 PM CT

Violent crimes – murders, rapes, aggravated assaults and robberies – dropped in Memphis and Shelby County in 2018, according to data released by the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission Friday. 

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Amy Weirich Bill Gibbons crime Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission
Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.

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