Too cold for crime? Wintry weather brings incident volume down
The Justice statue outside of the Shelby County Courthouse is covered in snow Jan. 16. Memphis saw a 50% decrease in crime between Sunday, Jan. 14 and Tuesday, Jan. 16. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis saw a 50% decrease in crime between Sunday, Jan. 14, and Tuesday, Jan. 16, from the same point in the week. Criminal incidents were down 62% from the same three-day period in 2023.
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Julia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker 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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