Report: Memphis Crime Rates Declined in 2021

Violent crime rates have spiked in cities across the country during the pandemic.


(Credit: Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission)

Support the Memphis Flyer

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned publishers of Memphis magazine. For over 30 years, The Memphis Flyer has hit the streets every Wednesday morning with a blend of serious hard news and Memphis’ best entertainment coverage.

UP NEXT

FEATURE

On the Fly: Week of 6/28/24

Your weekly to-do list with the Memphis Flyer.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

On the Fly: Week of 6/28/24

Your weekly to-do list with the Memphis Flyer.

Glam Rock Picnic

Mike McCarthy invites the public to help create a 10-foot tall Bowie.

Baby Steps

Reflections on learning to walk again — literally and figuratively.

Hot Night, Hot Words

Shelby County Republicans get fired up at their annual gala.