Crime fell in first quarter of 2026, commission says
The news of continually declining crime rates comes as anecdotes about local shootings have piled up recently.
Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian. He began at The Daily Memphian in 2022, covering education before moving to public safety the following year. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis.
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Public SafetyMan charged with attempting to kidnap mayor enters plea
The man accused of attempting to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young last year has been sentenced and will be released from jail. He also may get to sit-down and talk with the mayor soon.
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Public Safety 2 more mass shooting victims file $15M suits against Youth Villages
The two were both shot April 9, 2025, during a meeting of Youth Village’s SWITCH program in Hickory Hill.
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Public Safety New trial appeal in Nichols case still pending, cross-appeals denied
Whether the former Memphis police officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols will be retried remains unclear. But a separate request from their attorneys has been dismissed by the U.S. Sixth Circuit.
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Public Safety Pooh Shiesty detention hearing set in Texas
The Memphis rapper and eight others, including his father, were arrested after the FBI raided his Cordova home.
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Public Safety Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty arrested for robbery, kidnapping
Shiesty and eight others, including the rapper’s father, were arrested on federal charges Thursday.
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Public Safety Woman accused of killing pastor ‘on notice’ for alleged bond violation
“That tells me you don’t like your freedom and you want to be in custody until your case is over and I will absolutely accommodate that request,” the judge said.
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Public Safety FBI agents serve warrant at Pooh Shiesty family home
FBI agents raided a Memphis home Wednesday morning connected to rapper Pooh Shiesty, according to a spokesperson for the bureau.
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March 2026
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Shelby County Widow of Shelby County Jail inmate sues for husband’s death
The suit says Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. and Mayor Lee Harris “have engaged in an extraordinary public campaign of mutual finger-pointing ... while people continue to die.”
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Public Safety Two Shelby County sheriff deputies arrested for assault
The two deputies were off-duty when they allegedly assaulted a man working on a car.
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Public Safety Cops on leave after violent No Kings march
Memphis Mayor Paul Young announced that the city will investigate police actions at a No Kings march in Downtown Memphis.
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Public SafetyMan accused of shooting MPD officer still on the run one month later
Danell Maxwell is accused of wounding Memphis police Oscar Torres-Molina.
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Public Safety Teen shot Downtown, third shooting in a week
“I heard three to four. And then another burst and then another. It was probably about 15-20 shots. It was a lot. And everybody was running,” said a resident.
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Public Safety Memphis student detained by ICE ‘not doing well,’ lawmaker says
“He has a lot of depression, insomnia, he’s extremely sad and he’s lost a lot of weight in the two weeks that I hadn’t seen him,” State Rep. Gabby Salinas said about a local high schooler who has been detained by ICE for more than a month.
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City of Memphis Trump protests pop up during president’s visit to Memphis
Parents, pets and local politicians lined an intersection, holding signs condemning everything from President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts to the war in Iran.
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Public Safety MPD investigating two back-to-back Downtown shootings
Two people were shot less than an hour apart Downtown Friday, March 20, according to the Memphis Police Department.
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Public SafetyTwo state senators are trying to add more judges in Shelby County
The state senators have filed competing bills to restore a Criminal Court division to Memphis.
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Public Safety Memphis gun violence cost more than $1B, data says
Memphis was responsible for nearly one-third of gun violence’s economic toll on Tennessee in 2023, new data shows.
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Shelby County Federal civil suit over County Jail inmate’s death gets new judge
U.S. District Judge Brian Lea is now presiding over the case regarding the death of an inmate who died after an altercation with guards at the jail in October 2022.
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Public Safety Court upholds conviction for man accused of killing rapper Young Dolph
A state appeals court has upheld the 2025 convictions for Justin Johnson, one of two men who killed rapper Young Dolph in 2021.
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Public SafetyState lawmaker visits ICE facility where local student is detained
State Rep. Gabby Salinas recently visited a local high schooler who was arrested by the Memphis Safe Task Force and is now being held at the ICE detention center in Mason, Tennessee.
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Public Safety Former county director, wife could face federal charges
The former head of Shelby County’s re-entry program for previously incarcerated people and his wife could now face federal charges in addition to their state charges for allegedly misusing grant funds.
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February 2026
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Public Safety MPD, City identify officer shot, say they will catch suspect
TBI later issued a statewide Blue Alert for a suspect that said he is wanted for criminal attempted first degree murder of a Memphis police officer.
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Public Safety Blackburn, Taylor use new crime data to continue feud with DA Mulroy
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and state Sen. Brent Taylor want more information about Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy following a recent report from a local court-watch group.
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Public Safety Cause of inmate’s death at 201 Poplar released
Details of the death of Dalton Goddard, 24, who died Oct. 29 at Shelby County Jail have been released.
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