The Results
City of Memphis Crime Update: January - December 2011
Throughout 2011, major violent crime in Memphis, which includes Murder, Forcible Rape, Aggravated Assault, and Robbery, decreased -23.8 percent when compared to the same time period in 2006, when Operation: Safe Community began.
Major property crime in the city also declined over the past five years, down -26.8 percent when compared to 2006. Motor Vehicle Theft saw the sharpest decline from 2006 to 2011 with a -49.4 percent reduction.
Shelby County Crime Update: January - December 2011
Throughout 2011, major violent crime in Shelby County was down -22.8 percent, including a drop in Robbery by -42.1 percent and a decrease in Aggravated Assault by -11 percent, when compared to the same time period in 2006, the year Operation: Safe Community began.
Major property crime in Shelby County decreased by -25.5 percent, with a -48.8 percent decline in Motor Vehicle Theft and a -21.9 percent drop in Burglary from 2006 to 2011.
To view the full Operation: Safe Community Monthly Crime Trend Report administered by The University of Memphis and the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission, please click HERE.
In 2008, the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission developed an integral partnership with the University of Memphis’ Center for Community Criminology and Research (C3R). Through this partnership, the Crime Commission is able to provide citizens of Memphis and Shelby County with up-to-date crime trend analyses.
These Crime Reports are a vital component in measuring the effectiveness of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission's five-year crime reduction initiative, Operation: Safe Community which began in 2006. Crime statistics are compared to 2006 as a benchmark to measure progress and overall success.