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The Memphis Police Department was founded in 1827. [6] In 1878, the 55-man police department was devastated by the yellow fever epidemic with all 55 officers stricken, and 10 officers dying. [6] By 1927, the city's murder rate was 69.3 per 100,000 population, the highest in the country.
Memphis residents pay both city and county taxes and pay the most in property taxes in all of the state. The solid waste fee increase, Director of Solid Waste Phillip Davis said previously, would ...
The city of Memphis is split between two congressional districts. The western three-fourths of the city, including downtown, forms the core of the 9th District, which has been represented by Democrat Steve Cohen since 2007. Cohen was the first white Democrat to represent a significant portion of Memphis in more than 40 years.
Memphis City Council; 0–9. 2015 Memphis mayoral election; ... Memphis Police Department This page was last edited on 30 December 2013, at 21:38 (UTC). ...
In July 2023, the Justice Department announced an investigation into the Memphis Police Department, ... the city of Memphis said the DOJ’s investigation “only took 17 months to complete ...
The Justice Department said Thursday it has opened a civil rights investigation into the city of Memphis and its police department, which came under fire following the death of Tyre Nichols after ...
The city is served by Memphis-Shelby County Schools (formerly Shelby County Schools). On March 8, 2011, residents voted to dissolve the charter for Memphis City Schools, effectively merging it with the Shelby County School District. [145] After issues with state law and court challenges, the merger took effect the start of the 2013–14 school ...
The Memphis Police Department was found to be in violation of the U.S. Constitution due to a pattern of misconduct involving discrimination and excessive force, according to an investigation by ...