There are 53 article(s) tagged violent crime:

• February 2022

  • Crime Commission unveils new five-year plan to fight crime

    The Safe Community Action Plan is aiming for a reduction in violent crime and property crime over the next five years.

    By Yolanda Jones February 17, 2022

  • Young Dolph, violent crime discussed at town hall meet: ‘We need to do more’

    “Some people were frustrated that we made so much progress in the Dolph case, but we would not have made that level of progress if we did not have the input and support of our community. Our community needs to step up and provide information and tips every time we have a violent crime.”

    By Yolanda Jones February 03, 2022

• January 2022

  • Crime Crisis: 2021 statistics point to violent trend

    Violent crime was up 2% in Memphis last year as homicides hit a record 346, an increase of 14 over the 2020, which had also set a record for slayings.

    By Yolanda Jones January 29, 2022

  • Strickland touts police pay raise proposal in State of the City address

    In addition to the pay raises, Strickland again called for changes in state laws, particularly around gun crimes, and doubled down on his earlier declaration that the local criminal justice system is a “revolving door.”

    By Bill Dries January 26, 2022

  • Three injured in shooting outside East Memphis shopping center

    A juvenile was among those wounded outside the Balmoral Shopping Center on Wednesday.

    By Yolanda Jones January 20, 2022

• December 2021

  • Attorney Janika White joins Democratic primary for DA

    White makes the Democratic primary race a three-way contest with the winner in May expected to challenge Republican DA Amy Weirich in the August county general elections.

    By Bill Dries December 15, 2021

• November 2021

  • Behind The Headlines: Strickland on crime

    On “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says he hopes a city charter change on police residency is revived and put back on a ballot for a vote soon. 

    By Bill Dries November 22, 2021

  • MPD adds SCORPION unit to crime-fighting arsenal

    Memphis Police launches a new crime strategy to deal with ongoing violence. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 16, 2021

  • Early campaigns for 2022 point to crime, other problems

    As more candidates open their campaigns for next year’s ballot, they’re discussing issues such as criminal justice reform and why some areas of the city are seeing an economic boom while others are not.

    By Bill Dries November 01, 2021

• August 2021

  • A tale of two crime discussions

    A common presence at the two July town hall meetings within two days of each other was the city’s new police chief, who is feeling her way through different discussions on what is the most effective response to violent crime.

    By Bill Dries August 02, 2021

• July 2021

  • Homicides up 14.6% over year ago

    The city is on track to exceed last year’s record 332 homicides. Violent deaths are up 14.6% in 2021 compared to the same time period last year.

    By Yolanda Jones July 29, 2021

  • MPD chief discusses meeting with President Biden on violent crime

    MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis discussed meeting with President Biden Monday and plans to fight violent crime in Memphis. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 13, 2021

• June 2021

  • Memphis to use federal funds to address violent crime

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland also called on the state of Tennessee to use its federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to put more highway patrol officers on the city’s interstates permanently as well as cameras to combat shootings.

    By Bill Dries June 24, 2021

• April 2021

  • Memphis Police Chief nominee talks protest and policing in online forum

    Memphis Police Chief nominee Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis met the public on a limited basis Friday, April 30, during a one-hour online Q&A session with screened written questions. 

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2021

  • Violent crime still rising, first-quarter stats show

    Property crimes dropped during the first three months of 2021, according to data from the Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission and the Public Safety Institute.

    By Yolanda Jones April 29, 2021

  • New police chief pick faces tough audience on violent crime

    In a recent interview, Memphis’ nominee for police chief talked about officer training, violence intervention, and why she initially pulled her application from the city’s search for a new head of police. 

    By Bill Dries April 21, 2021

  • Adkins says violent crime makes new police director decision urgent

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Greater Imani Pastor Rev. Bill Adkins says the case can be made for a new director from MPD ranks or for someone from the outside. Adkins also said he sees a new indifference to violent crime that calls for new solutions as well as new ways of policing the city.

    By Bill Dries April 17, 2021

• February 2021

  • US Attorney Michael Dunavant discusses tenure as he prepares to leave

    Outgoing U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant reflects on his four years on the job as chief federal prosecutor in the Western District of Tennessee. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 27, 2021

• January 2021

  • New data confirms violent crime increase for 2020

    The Public Safety Institute and the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission report released crime stats for 2020 confirming what was reported throughout last year -- violent crime was front and center in Memphis with a record number of homicides and aggravated assaults.

    By Yolanda Jones January 27, 2021

• October 2020

  • AG Barr coming to Memphis to discuss Operation Legend

    U.S. Attorney General William Barr will be in Memphis Wednesday, Oct. 21, to discuss the federal Operation Legend initiative, which brought 40 federal agents to the city to work in conjunction with local police to combat violent crime.

    By Yolanda Jones October 21, 2020

  • Homicide record and MLGW-TVA top City Council agenda

    The council discussion of the record number of homicides so far this year could venture into past discussions of police reform. The City Council also discusses a rezoning of Summer Avenue to preserve four churches along the busy thoroughfare after one was about to be demolished.

    By Bill Dries October 06, 2020

• August 2020

  • Juvenile homicides on the rise in Memphis

    Twenty-four juveniles have been killed to date in the city compared to 16 all of last year. Police and the community are grappling with the rise in violent deaths. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 24, 2020

  • DeCarcerate Memphis group speaks out against Operation LeGend

    DeCarcerate Memphis, a local task force made up of community leaders, activists and clergy, voiced its opposition to the federal Operation LeGend that is bringing 40 federal agents to the city. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 14, 2020

  • Operation LeGend to bring added resources to fight violent crime

    Forty federal agents will be deployed to Memphis as part of Operation LeGend, a federal initiative designed to fight violent crime, officials announced Thursday, Aug. 6.

    By Yolanda Jones August 06, 2020

• January 2020

  • City’s violent crime rate continues decline but homicide count rises

    The overall violent crime rate in Memphis dropped more than 8% in 2019 from the previous year. However, the number of homicides increased. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 17, 2020