It's true: Homicides, crime down in Memphis (Midtown: violent crime, credit)

[Kabluey]

Via the Commercial Appeal:

It's true: Homicides, crime down in Memphis » The Commercial Appeal

"Perhaps for the first time since the late 1970s, the number of criminal homicides in Memphis in a year will not reach 100.

On Friday afternoon, New Year's Eve, the number of victims for 2010 stood at 93, according to Memphis police.

That's a dramatic drop -- 31 percent -- from a total of 135 crime killings in 2009.

Memphis homicide Lt. Mark Miller pointed to the department's Operation Blue CRUSH (Crime Reduction Using Statistical History) philosophy, which has been credited with helping to drive down overall crime in the city after its introduction in 2006.

In 2010, the number of major crimes reported in Memphis dropped more than 10.8 percent, according to Police Department statistics tallied through Thursday.

Compared with 2006, major crimes ranging from murder to theft plummeted a total of 26.5 percent."

[bluff2085]

good news. heres to hoping this trend keeps going!

[(901)]

Looks like the city has a new way of hiding.....urrr reporting crime


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[MIKE2015]

i'll say this.a lot of memphians both black and white were very glad to get that racist,vile,crooked willie herenton out of office.as mayor here for eighteen years he did a lot of damage here.a lot more bad than good for sure.

[bluff2085]

Bite Out of Crime | The Fly-By | Memphis Flyer

Crime has decreased significantly in 3 Memphis Neighborhoods - Hickory Hill, Broad Ave, and North Midtown. Violent crime is down 36%, 41%, and 24%, respectively, since '06 in these areas.

[brother's keeper]

I'm not even from anywhere close to Memphis but that news is refreshing...Hopefully this trend continues until any murder in the city is surprising.