Crime taking its toll as residents consider relocation, poll shows
Movers from Two Men and a Truck load a sofa onto a truck. (Lance Murphey/The Daily Memphian file)
Polling data shows the toll that crime – both violent and property crime, particularly the rash of auto thefts sweeping the city – has taken on the psyche of Memphians.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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