Crime cut in half? It’s unclear. But it’s down
Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis makes her case for reinstatement to the Memphis City Council Jan. 9, 2024. “We have actually cut our overall crime in half over the last six months,” she said. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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.
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Ben Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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