Residents overwhelmingly want more police in Memphis
A Blueprint Polling survey for The Daily Memphian showed 74.2% of Shelby County residents and 65.6% of city residents say Memphis needs “many more” police officers. Less than 2% of respondents living in the city and about 6% of polled Shelby County residents said MPD needed “fewer” or “a lot fewer police officers patrolling Memphis.” (George Walker IV/AP Photo file)
Residents of the city and county overwhelmingly want more police officers in Memphis — and less than 2% want to see fewer police officers, according to an independent poll from The Daily Memphian.
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Public Safety Poll crime Memphis crime Memphis Police DepartmentJulia Baker
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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