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The mid-south derecho of 2003 was a severe derecho event that affected parts of the southern United States, particularly southwestern Tennessee and northern Mississippi, including the Memphis metropolitan area. [2] It left 7 people dead and enormous damage across the region.
June 4, 1993 Derecho: June 4, 1993: Midwestern US, Mid-Atlantic US – A fast moving derecho causes significant wind speeds and damage across its path. July 1993 Central Plains derecho: July 8–9, 1993 [9] Utah Wyoming Derecho 1994 May 31, 1994 One of the few established "Low Dewpoint" Derecho events according to the National Weather Service.
In 2014, the city of Memphis ranked eleventh in violent crimes for major cities around the U.S. In 2006, Memphis led the nation in number of violent crimes. In 2001, 2005, and 2007, Memphis ranked second most dangerous in the nation among cities with a population over 500,000. It also ranked as most dangerous in 2002. There are approximately 182 gangs in Memphis, Tennessee with 8,400 gang ...
In the winter 2018 issue of preLaw, the University of Memphis Law School received an A− grade in "Best Value Law Schools" list. [13] PreLaw has also recently included Memphis Law in their 2018 "Health Law Honor Roll." [14] U.S. News & World Report ranks Memphis Law as tied for No. 138 of American law schools in its 2020 rankings. [15]
The 4th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in southern Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Scott DesJarlais since January 2011.. Most of the district is rural, but many residents live in the suburbs of Chattanooga and Nashville.
The rule of felony murder is a legal doctrine in some common law jurisdictions that broadens the crime of murder: when someone is killed (regardless of intent to kill) in the commission of a dangerous or enumerated crime (called a felony in some jurisdictions), the offender, and also the offender's accomplices or co-conspirators, may be found guilty of murder.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Memphis (FCI Memphis) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also includes a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders. [1]
Gangs in the Memphis area are concentrated in high crime black neighborhoods like College Park, Hollywood, Hickory Hill, Parkway Village, Westwood, Raleigh, Frayser, Orange Mound, Whitehaven, Binghampton, Klondike and Smokey City; their presence is also felt in the suburbs of Tipton County, Tennessee. [3] [4]