Memphis mayoral candidates share public-safety plans at Chamber forum
The Greater Memphis Chamber forum drew six of the seven major contenders for mayor.
Topic: crime crisis
RSSThere are 14 article(s) tagged crime crisis:
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August 2023
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July 2023
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Calkins: She fought off a second carjacking. Now this young Memphian wonders if it’s time to leave
Madeline Johnson was carjacked almost a year ago. This weekend, it nearly happened again. Now this 25-year-old Memphis transplant is thinking about moving away from a city she has come to love.
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June 2023
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Bonner makes first mayoral forum appearance as crime, change dominate discussion
The forum at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church drew nine candidates and a crowd of more than 100 Thursday, June 8.
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May 2023
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Opinion: Bail reform is a disaster, needs to be reversed
“The DA and our county commissioners need to stand up for the law-abiding people of Memphis and do whatever it takes to reverse this disastrous bail-reform policy.”
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‘We’ve got to stand up:’ Witness recounts one of two Sunday shootings at Memphis businesses
A shooting on Beale Street at 3:15 p.m. Sunday resulted in the injuries of two people, and a shooting at Huey’s Restaurant at 7:13 p.m. in East Memphis between a car break-in suspect and an off-duty officer resulted in the suspect being critically injured.
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March 2023
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‘Three-strikes’ sentencing bill would require state to spend $446M on new prison
In the bill, convicted people would be sentenced to life without parole for a combination of offenses that add up to three strikes. The state can’t accommodate the expected increase in incarceration with its current facilities, which are operating at 96% of capacity.
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February 2023
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Two shot, a third suffers ‘medical episode’ at Wolfchase Galleria
Officers found two male shooting victims. One was transported to Regional One Health in critical condition and the other was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett in non-critical condition.
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January 2023
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Echols: How shadow of crime impacts everything
“It shouldn’t be surprising that my own health seems to mirror the health of the city in which I live. The more crime seems to plague us, the more anxiety impacts my body and mind.”
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October 2022
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Amended lawsuit says Henderson avoided rape charge for months despite evidence from girlfriend
An amended lawsuit contends Eliza Fletcher’s alleged killer avoided arrest for rape in 2021 despite implicating details that a second witness gave Memphis police days after the attack.
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September 2022
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Police find no threats to the public despite various reports
With Memphians jumpy after Wednesday night’s deadly shooting spree, MPD responded to multiple calls from the public about violent activity, but found no credible threats.
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Herrington: Memphis is wondrous, troubled — and not that special
Right now, in Memphis, we’re suffering — directly for some, psychologically for all — from a spate of unusual crimes. The fear for some is that the unusual is now morphing into usual. But it’s felt that way before.
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July 2022
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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.
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April 2022
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Crime Crisis: Memphis’ reputation as ‘crime city’ raises broad concerns
“What is troubling here ... is the narrative around crime is so strong, so in your face all the time.”
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February 2022
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Guest column: How local business leaders can help with the crime crisis
In addition to continuing creating jobs for Memphians, what can Memphis business leaders do to help so that everyone feels safer in their communities?
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