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In 2005, Memphis was ranked the 4th most dangerous city with a population of 500,000 or higher in the U.S. [11] By 2006, Memphis held the top position of number of violent crimes in America. [2] Recent statistics show a downward trend in crime in Memphis. Between 2006 and 2008, the crime rate fell by 16%.
Memphis' violent crime rate came in at 2,612 per 100,000 residents and its property crime rate was 8,602.9 per 100,000 residents. Also cracking the top 20, according to the FBI data, was Nashville ...
The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. [1] The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.
Data from the Memphis Police Department shows that crime is down across most charges, but say homicides create perception of 2023's trend continuing. MPD: Memphis crime is mostly down, homicides ...
Crime data presented to the Memphis City Council Tuesday indicated crime was down from 2023. Some categories appear to be down from 2022 as well. Major violent, property crime down over 17% so far ...
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.
Memphis saw an even larger drop in violent crime — homicides, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults — compared to the entire sample size, with a drop of about 8.3%, though Memphis is ...
In 2009 and 2010, Tennessee had the highest rate of violent gun crime of any US state, although less than that of Washington D.C. Tennessee ranked highest in the nation for the rate of aggravated assaults with a firearm, and ranked fifth-worst in robberies. [1] In 2014, 240,295 crimes were reported, including 371 murders. [2]