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As violent crime falls, most Shelby County DA cases in 2025 were misdemeanors

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 10, 2026 3:50 PM CT | Published: February 10, 2026 3:47 PM CT
<span class="TextRun SCXW157676846 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157676846 BCX8">According to&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157676846 BCX8">Steve Mulroy&rsquo;s&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157676846 BCX8">Shelby County District Attorney&rsquo;s Office,&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157676846 BCX8">most cases prosecuted last year involved misdemeanor charges.</span></strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW157676846 BCX8">&nbsp;(Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW157676846 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;</span>

According to Steve Mulroy’s Shelby County District Attorney’s Office, most cases prosecuted last year involved misdemeanor charges. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) 

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has released its 2025 annual report. Most cases prosecuted last year involved misdemeanor charges.

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Shelby County District Attorney’s Office Steve Mulroy
Aarron Fleming

Aarron Fleming

Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.

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