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As of today, Memphis has experienced 35,655 serious crimes in 2025. That number is still far too high for any of us to accept, but it is also 12,895 fewer than last year and an astonishing 23,691 fewer than at this same point in 2023. To date, there have been 64 fewer murder victims this year. That means 64 families protected, 64 lives still being lived, and 64 chances for hope to take root again.
Motor vehicle thefts, which once felt out of control, have fallen from 14,641 in 2023 to 5,263 this year. Peace doesn’t come by accident. It comes through action. Since the Memphis Safe Task Force launched, we’ve seen 3,348 fewer serious crimes citywide, and calls regarding shots fired have dropped by 53%. Each of those numbers represents safety restored and peace beginning to return. I think about our community and what we must keep doing to make sure next year, and the years after that, show the same level of decline.
Peace doesn’t come by accident. It comes through action.
In September of 2025, before the Memphis Safe Task Force, we saw the fifth lowest crime numbers in a single month in the past ten years. And in October, we saw the single lowest monthly total since 2001 — and likely before that, but our system can reliably confirm the numbers back to 2001. It is remarkable progress, but it’s far from a finish line.
On Thursday, September 18th, over 300 people gathered at The Healing Center Full Gospel Baptist Church and they shared personal stories of losing their children to gun violence. There is nothing more powerful than the somber strength of a parent who speaks their child’s name, knowing that child should still be here. That pain stays with you. And it reminds me every day why this work is urgent and why it cannot slow down.
The desire for safety is not partisan. There is no red version or blue version of peace.
The pursuit of a better Memphis isn’t a cause championed solely by the right or the left. The desire for safety is not partisan. There is no red version or blue version of peace. Every family wants the same thing. We all want to feel safe at home and safe in the neighborhood we love. But we also have to look at the whole picture. When a person is in crisis and headed down a bad path, we have a responsibility to protect the community, but we are also called to offer that person something better than crisis. If we take a gun out of someone’s hand, we have to give them the opportunity to hold on to something else: a diploma, a path, or a paycheck.
We still have work to do. We still have families waiting for peace, young people searching for purpose, and neighborhoods fighting to heal. This moment, looking at some of the lowest crime numbers in decades, is not the finish line. It is proof that the work is working and the rallying cry that it must continue.
 October 2025 was our lowest monthly total in 25 years. We anticipate that 2025 will be our lowest annual number for serious crimes since 2001. Click the image to view more.
In the know. We’ve launched a webpage to keep you updated on the federal and state action to support Memphis’ public safety efforts. The Memphis Safe Task Force began operations the week of 9/29, with Tennessee National Guard patrols beginning on 10/10. Visit memphistn.gov/safeandclean to learn more.
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The linked reports below provide evidence to support our public safety strategy and our work to ensure municipal fiscal responsibility. These dashboard provides a quick overview, with the ability to dive in deeper to neighborhoods and divisions. Both dashboards updates daily.
 SAFER COMMUNITIES: For more info on how to use the safer communities dashboard, go here. Or for the whole dashboard, go here.
 FINANCE TRACKER: For more info on how to use the finance tracker dashboard, go here, then follow the prompts to the tracker.
Our Blight Strike Team worked in the following zip codes this week: 38107, 38118, 38127, 38128.
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EDGE strengthens jobs, growth, and neighborhood businesses. This week, the EDGE Economic Development Finance Committee approved three Small Business Loans, supporting improvements for No Bluff Tire and Auto, Egg King, and Oteka Investments. To learn more, visit here.
Cossitt Library West Wing. Our Division of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is launching plans to renovate and repurpose the West Wing into a vibrant home for arts, culture, and community connection—right at the heart of Memphis." Fill out the survey here to give your input and get an early sneak peek here.
Global Entrepreneurship Week:
This week we recognize Global Entrepreneurship Week in Memphis.
Memphis is Entrepreneurship City thanks to all our small businesses and innovators creating jobs, driving growth, and shaping the future of our economy. Our support for them is year-round.
Let’s keep building, innovating, and investing in the small businesses that make our city strong. Memphis is rising.
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