There are 109 article(s) tagged crime:

• June 2019

  • Explaining The Daily Memphian’s crime coverage policy

    Part of The Daily Memphian’s mission is to cover crime differently. Our goal is to put crime stories into context, connect the dots and examine the impact of crime on our community.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 25, 2019

• April 2019

  • Latoshia Daniels set for May 14 preliminary hearing in pastor’s shooting death

    Latoshia Daniels, charged with first-degree murder in the April 4 shooting death of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church executive pastor Brodes Perry, will appear at a preliminary hearing May 14 at 2 p.m.

    By Abigail Warren April 23, 2019

  • Woman charged in shooting death of Mississippi Boulevard pastor enters not guilty plea

    Prominent local defense attorney Leslie Ballin is representing Latoshia Daniels and entered a not guilty plea on her behalf Tuesday for the shooting death of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Executive Pastor Brodes Perry.

    By Abigail Warren April 09, 2019

• March 2019

  • Future of Collierville High athletic director unclear following dismissal of domestic violence charge

    Collierville High School Athletic Director Daniel Holcomb has been suspended following his arrest for domestic violence assault. The charge has been dismissed, but the school system has not said if Holcomb will return.

    By Abigail Warren March 21, 2019

• January 2019

  • Violent crimes down in Memphis, Shelby County

    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. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 28, 2019

  • Memphis homicides up 5 percent in 2018

    Memphis reported 184 homicides in 2018, eight more than in 2017. The 5 percent increase is less than the record number of homicides in 2016, but authorities said one homicide is too many. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 07, 2019

• November 2018

  • Why do we need to reduce crime and how do we do it?

    Downtown development is booming, with new announcements occurring, it seems, almost daily. 

    By Bill Gibbons November 21, 2018

• October 2018

  • Memphis police force increases for first time since 2011

    Over the last five years, the Memphis Police Department has seen officers leaving every year, but grant funding from private donors has allowed the department to recruit and retain more officers, and for the first time the police force has seen something it has not experienced since 2011 — growth.

    By Yolanda Jones October 26, 2018

  • FBI: Memphis ranks as 3rd most violent big city in US

    Memphis’ homicide rate was the third highest among the country’s 50 largest cities last year, according to the FBI’s latest data. In 2017, there were 181 homicides in Memphis, 28 deaths per 100,000 people in the city, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting statistics released last month.

    By Yolanda Jones October 09, 2018