There are 23 article(s) tagged Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission:

• April 2026

  • 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.

    By Aarron Fleming April 15, 2026

• March 2026

  • Opinion: Survey shows support for local police — and for hiring more of them

    “With strong overall positive feelings about local police coupled with a very strong desire for more officers, we need a major effort to recruit and retain people of good character and a sense of public service to be in local law enforcement.”

    By Bill Gibbons March 15, 2026

  • ‘Do you support building a new jail?’ 77% say yes

    A majority of Shelby County residents want to build a new jail and think the Memphis Safe Task Force has been a success. But the majority also thinks the Task Force’s widespread immigration-related arrests have not made Memphis safer. 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 03, 2026

• April 2025

  • Opinion: Data is key to improving the criminal justice system

    “There is bipartisan support for greater concerted efforts to leverage data from across the criminal justice system to improve effectiveness, evidence-based decision making, and transparency.”

    By Bill Gibbons, Jonathan Bennett April 15, 2025

• November 2024

  • Opinion: Crime Commission to host public-safety forum

    The forum will address juvenile crime, bail, truancy and other factors with speakers including representatives from the Memphis Police Department, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, General Sessions Court and the school system.

    By Bill Gibbons November 10, 2024

• October 2024

  • Overall crime in Memphis down from 2023, report says

    In two closely watched categories, Memphis saw a 2.6% drop in its major violent crime rate and a 20.3% decline in its major property crime rate from January to September, according to the Crime Commission.

    By Julia Baker October 25, 2024

• August 2024

  • Opinion: DA Mulroy says we must work together to reduce crime

    “While we all welcome the good news that crime has continued its downward turn for the third straight quarter, we cannot lose sight of the fact that the percentages reflect real people.”

    By Steve Mulroy August 09, 2024

• June 2024

  • Crime was down in early 2024, Gibbons says at Collierville Chamber

    “Reported violent crime, reported property crime and overall crime is down,” Bill Gibbons, president of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission, said. “I don’t think most people feel it yet, and the way people feel is very, very important.”

    By Abigail Warren June 12, 2024

• February 2023

  • Violent crime down but property crimes, including vehicle thefts, way up

    Major violent crime was down 5.1% in Memphis and 5% in Shelby County for 2022 compared to the year prior. But major property crime — mainly driven by more than a 100% increase in vehicle thefts — is up. 

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    Car thefts on U of M campus reach 20-year high

    By Julia Baker February 02, 2023

• September 2022

  • Opinion: We need to fix our broken state criminal justice system

    State government must not fail to fulfill the basic function of providing peace and safety to the people. We must fix what’s broken in our state criminal justice system - because we can do better than this.

    By Bill Gibbons September 23, 2022

• July 2022

  • Violent crime is down but auto theft is up, according to Crime Commission

    Major violent crimes, like aggravated assaults, murders, rapes and robberies, are down for the first half of the year compared to the first half of 2021, according to the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission’s 2nd Quarter report released Wednesday, July 27. 

    By Julia Baker July 28, 2022

• 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

• 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

• November 2021

  • Law enforcement leaders discuss ways to curb crime at forum

    Memphis criminal justice leaders discuss violent crime at crime forum. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 10, 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

• April 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

• March 2021

  • The Cost of Ego: Jerald Trotter tries to keep youths on right path

    One day at a sports bar more than 20 years ago ended with one man losing his life and another, Jerald Trotter, spending almost 13 years in prison. 

    By Don Wade March 08, 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

• July 2020

  • First half of 2020 sees spike in violent crime, decrease in property crimes

    Homicides and aggravated assaults are up for the first half of the year in Memphis and Shelby County. Property crimes are down; officials said more people at home during the pandemic equates to fewer burglaries. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 16, 2020

• June 2020

  • A veteran supports demilitarizing police

    'With 17 years of experience with military equipment, I can tell you that most police departments don’t have the experience and level of training needed to operate this equipment properly.'

    By Corey Strong June 10, 2020

• March 2020

  • Shelby County wants out of permitless gun carry legislation

    Shelby County Commission wants to be "carved out" of Tennessee's proposed permitless carry law.

    By Linda A. Moore March 09, 2020

• February 2019

  • Journalists sue Memphis Shelby Crime Commission over public records access

    Marshall Project and MLK50 journalists file lawsuit against the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission after they were denied access to records they say should be open to the public. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 08, 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