New stats show violent and property crime rates up in first half of 2023
Bill Gibbons, president of the crime commission and executive director of the Public Safety Institute at the University of Memphis, said law enforcement is taking efforts to curb aggravated assaults. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Preliminary data, which the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission obtained from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, shows major violent crimes and major property crimes are up so far in 2023.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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