Two heads are better than one for driving down Memphis crime, but perception issues linger
A Memphis Police Department officer extends the crime scene tape around the perimeter of an active-shooter situation near the University of Memphis on May 2, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Working together appears to be working to help drive down Memphis crime.
Crime overall in the city is down 20% compared to the same period last year, according to the Memphis Police Department, and its top brass attributes much of that decline to intra-department and interagency collaboration.
MPD Deputy Chief Webb Kirkdoffer said in a recent interview the department’s Code Zero efforts, one-night saturation operations in a single area that combine the forces of multiple MPD units, as well as partnerships with other local law enforcement and federal agencies have all helped keep crime down.
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Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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