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In detailing specifics of the Memphis Safe Task Force, Gov. Bill Lee didn’t dwell on the city’s crime rate. Instead, flanked by Mayor Paul Young and Police Chief C.J. Davis, he pledged that the crime reduction that could come would be lengthy and sustainable.
Last year, there were 344 murders in Memphis as of Dec. 14. There were 235 this year during that same time period.
With additional investigators and fewer murders this year compared to last, MPD’s CJ Davis says the department is seeing improvements.
A planned surge of public-safety resources into Downtown Memphis comes after years of public perception souring on safety in the central business district.
During her Jan. 9 reappointment presentation to the Memphis City Council, Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis noted that crime in the city had been slashed in half over a six-month period.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said the raises approved this month for 200 corrections center guards are being funded in part by fees the Justice Department is paying the county as it closes down a privately run federal prison. And he said more raises and bonuses are coming for others.
Although Memphis has long battled perceptions (and reality) about its crime rate, community leaders say it’s not as much of a factor in economic recruitment efforts as one might expect.
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.
Memphis Police say they have seen a slight increase in car thefts, larcenies and robberies during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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