Memphis Crime Information and Tennessee Amber Alerts

Memphis Tennessee Crime Reports, Crime News, and Crime Statistics.

 

Memphis Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2006 N/A 6,734 86 207 2,516 3,925 27,211 7,729 16,305 3,177 127
2005 678,988 12,629 137 400 4,464 7,628 56,780 15,844 32,632 8,304 225
 

Local Memphis Crime News

Holes riddle ex-Springstead basketball coach's resume (St. Petersburg Times)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:23:11 GMT
It's hard to track down the truth for fired Springstead hoops coach Steve Thompson.

Houston steals bid with C-USA win (Sports Illustrated)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:35:07 GMT
Andy Glockner will offer a full edition of the Bubble Watch each morning, then provide updates as the action plays out. Check back throughout the day for ongoing bubble analysis. All times are ET.

Letters: More screening, please, for HCPs (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT
I am a gun owner and a former member of the NRA, and I think that the legislators sponsoring the "guns in bars" bill probably mean well.

New trial granted to death row inmate in murder of Memphis officer (The Jackson Sun)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:40 GMT
MEMPHIS — An appeals court has granted a new trial to a Memphis man convicted and sentenced to die in the fatal shooting of an off-duty city police officer.

Trade associations accused of health insurance fraud (The Record and Herald News)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:17:35 GMT
A Tennessee-based trade association that's promising affordable health insurance to New Jersey residents is under scrutiny for failing to provide benefits to members in other states across the nation.

Memphis Murder Case Could Be Retried (FOX 13 Memphis)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:44:39 GMT
After more than a decade in prison, a death row inmate is getting a second chance to defend himself. Timothy McKinney was convicted of killing a Memphis Police officer on Christmas in 1997. Wednesday, that conviction was overturned.

Man convicted of killing Memphis policeman gets new trial (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:52:00 GMT
A death row inmate convicted of killing an off-duty Memphis officer in 1997 has been awarded a new trial by an appeals court that said his lawyers did a poor job of representing him.

Palin to testify in e-mail hacking case (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT
David C. Kernell, son of longtime Democratic Memphis state Rep. Mike Kernell, stands trial on charges involving Sarah Palin's personal Yahoo! e-mail account.

Judge: Tennessee Right To Take Doctor's License (News Channel 5 Nashville)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:38:43 GMT
A Nashville doctor who was allowed to practice medicine after murdering his wife and mother-in-law has lost a court battle he waged after his license was suspended over a recent drug conviction.

Around the region: Man held in Tennessee rest-stop death (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT
From Our Press ServicesJACKSON -- A 66-year-old Jackson woman has been fatally shot at a rest stop along Interstate 40 in Benton County and police have arrested the victim's estranged husband.John Mehr, special agent in charge with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said 66-year-old Billy Bridges of Franklin, shot and then stabbed Eva Bridges, his estranged wife, around 11:30 a.m. Monday.Ben ...

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Adamsville 9 6 3
Alamo 3 3 0
Alcoa 45 39 6
Alexandria 3 3 0
Algood 9 9 0
Ardmore 11 7 4
Ashland City 14 13 1
Athens 28 26 2
Atoka 10 10 0
Baileyton 2 2 0
Bartlett 113 86 27
Baxter 4 4 0
Bean Station 7 7 0
Belle Meade 19 15 4
Bells 5 5 0
Benton 9 7 2
Berry Hill 17 13 4
Bethel Springs 3 1 2
Big Sandy 2 2 0
Blaine 4 4 0
Bluff City 9 9 0
Bolivar 25 20 5
Bradford 3 2 1
Brentwood 66 53 13
Brighton 4 3 1
Bristol 88 63 25
Brownsville 40 33 7
Bruceton 4 4 0
Burns 2 2 0
Calhoun 2 2 0
Camden 18 13 5
Carthage 11 7 4
Caryville 5 5 0
Celina 6 4 2
Centerville 19 13 6
Chapel Hill 5 5 0
Charleston 3 3 0
Chattanooga 605 433 172
Church Hill 9 8 1
Clarksville 282 229 53
Cleveland 100 88 12
Clifton 6 6 0
Clinton 29 28 1
Collegedale 20 20 0
Collierville 122 83 39
Collinwood 3 3 0
Columbia 93 84 9
Cookeville 87 65 22
Coopertown 11 11 0
Copperhill 3 3 0
Cornersville 4 3 1
Covington 30 29 1
Cowan 4 4 0
Cross Plains 3 3 0
Crossville 40 36 4
Crump 2 2 0
Cumberland City 3 3 0
Cumberland Gap 1 1 0
Dandridge 10 9 1
Dayton 18 16 2
Decatur 5 5 0
Decaturville 2 1 1
Decherd 13 11 2
Dickson 48 43 5
Dover 7 6 1
Dresden 9 8 1
Dunlap 10 9 1
Dyer 6 6 0
Dyersburg 77 54 23
Eagleville 2 1 1
East Ridge 42 33 9
Elizabethton 41 37 4
Elkton 1 1 0
Englewood 4 3 1
Erin 7 6 1
Erwin 12 12 0
Estill Springs 6 6 0
Ethridge 2 1 1
Etowah 14 10 4
Fairview 17 16 1
Fayetteville 25 23 2
Franklin 137 115 22
Friendship 1 1 0
Gainesboro 5 5 0
Gallatin 67 51 16
Gallaway 9 9 0
Gates 3 3 0
Gatlinburg 55 45 10
Germantown 99 76 23
Gibson 2 2 0
Gleason 5 5 0
Goodlettsville 50 37 13
Gordonsville 5 5 0
Grand Junction 3 3 0
Graysville 4 3 1
Greenbrier 12 11 1
Greeneville 46 44 2
Greenfield 8 7 1
Halls 5 5 0
Harriman 22 21 1
Henderson 15 14 1
Hendersonville 92 69 23
Henning 4 4 0
Henry 4 3 1
Hohenwald 14 13 1
Hollow Rock 2 2 0
Hornbeak 1 1 0
Humboldt 31 25 6
Huntingdon 16 12 4
Huntland 4 4 0
Jacksboro 5 5 0
Jackson 226 185 41
Jamestown 10 9 1
Jasper 8 8 0
Jefferson City 21 19 2
Jellico 9 8 1
Johnson City 176 149 27
Jonesborough 20 15 5
Kenton 5 5 0
Kimball 10 9 1
Kingsport 142 101 41
Kingston 12 11 1
Kingston Springs 6 5 1
Knoxville 470 376 94
La Follette 28 21 7
La Grange 1 1 0
La Vergne 62 45 17
Lafayette 24 16 8
Lake City 10 7 3
Lakewood 5 5 0
Lawrenceburg 40 34 6
Lebanon 86 69 17
Lenoir City 19 18 1
Lewisburg 35 28 7
Lexington 29 24 5
Livingston 22 16 6
Lookout Mountain 21 16 5
Loretto 4 4 0
Loudon 15 14 1
Lynnville 1 1 0
Madisonville 16 14 2
Manchester 34 30 4
Martin 35 27 8
Maryville 54 44 10
Mason 5 5 0
Maynardville 4 4 0
McEwen 4 3 1
McKenzie 20 15 5
McMinnville 40 36 4
Medina 7 7 0
Memphis 2,657 1,975 682
Middleton 3 3 0
Milan 30 25 5
Millersville 15 12 3
Millington 41 32 9
Minor Hill 3 2 1
Monteagle 12 6 6
Monterey 8 8 0
Morristown 83 77 6
Moscow 4 4 0
Mount Carmel 8 8 0
Mount Juliet 39 30 9
Mount Pleasant 13 12 1
Mountain City 9 9 0
Munford 12 11 1
Murfreesboro 212 167 45
Nashville 1,546 1,244 302
New Hope 1 1 0
New Johnsonville 3 3 0
New Market 1 1 0
New Tazewell 10 10 0
Newbern 18 13 5
Newport 35 24 11
Niota 3 3 0
Nolensville 5 5 0
Norris 7 7 0
Oak Ridge 70 59 11
Oakland 15 13 2
Obion 3 3 0
Oliver Springs 16 12 4
Oneida 19 14 5
Paris 37 26 11
Parsons 7 7 0
Petersburg 2 2 0
Pigeon Forge 64 53 11
Pikeville 4 4 0
Pittman Center 2 2 0
Pleasant View 4 4 0
Portland 28 22 6
Powells Crossroads 2 2 0
Pulaski 29 26 3
Puryear 2 2 0
Red Bank 23 22 1
Red Boiling Springs 5 5 0
Ridgely 6 5 1
Ridgetop 6 5 1
Ripley 31 25 6
Rockwood 16 15 1
Rogersville 19 14 5
Rossville 4 4 0
Rutherford 5 5 0
Rutledge 6 4 2
Savannah 26 16 10
Scotts Hill 2 2 0
Selmer 18 17 1
Sevierville 63 49 14
Sewanee 11 7 4
Sharon 1 1 0
Shelbyville 50 39 11
Signal Mountain 14 13 1
Smithville 11 10 1
Smyrna 88 66 22
Sneedville 1 1 0
Soddy-Daisy 28 23 5
Somerville 13 13 0
South Carthage 4 4 0
South Fulton 7 6 1
South Pittsburg 11 7 4
Sparta 16 15 1
Spencer 3 3 0
Spring City 8 7 1
Spring Hill 34 27 7
Springfield 50 36 14
St. Joseph 1 1 0
Surgoinsville 3 3 0
Sweetwater 20 18 2
Tazewell 7 6 1
Tellico Plains 5 5 0
Tiptonville 7 7 0
Toone 1 1 0
Townsend 3 3 0
Tracy City 4 4 0
Trenton 23 17 6
Trezevant 1 1 0
Trimble 1 1 0
Troy 4 4 0
Tullahoma 40 35 5
Tusculum 2 2 0
Union City 44 37 7
Vonore 9 8 1
Wartburg 3 3 0
Wartrace 1 1 0
Watertown 6 4 2
Waverly 13 12 1
Waynesboro 9 8 1
Westmoreland 10 6 4
White Bluff 3 3 0
White House 29 20 9
White Pine 9 8 1
Whiteville 8 8 0
Whitwell 8 4 4
Winchester 25 24 1
Winfield 3 3 0
Woodbury 9 8 1
   
 

Active Amber Alerts

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Amber Alerts for Tennessee
 

Missing Persons for
Memphis, TN


Endangered Runaway: AMBER CATES (TN)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:37:06 EST


Endangered Runaway: NAKIA MOSS (TN)
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:33:49 EST


Endangered Runaway: ALEXIS WILLIAMS (TN)
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:58:10 EST


Endangered Missing: JUAN BATALLA (TN)
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:09:11 EST


Endangered Runaway: JAZMIN DIAZ-MENDOZA (TN)
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:42:02 EST


Family Abduction: JEREMIAH DYMAN (TN)
Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:22:22 EST


Family Abduction: BRITTANY DYMAN (TN)
Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:22:22 EST


Family Abduction: TIMOTHY ADCOCK (TN)
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:46:25 EST


Endangered Missing: TABITHA TUDERS (TN)
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:02:37 EDT


Endangered Runaway: ERIKA CRISTOBAL (TN)
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:11:16 EDT


Family Abduction: JOCELYN TURCIOS (TN)
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:41:41 EDT


Endangered Missing: LAKISHA JONES (TN)
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:01:27 EDT


Family Abduction: FREDERICK MARANDA (TN)
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:09:41 EDT


Endangered Runaway: TIFFANY OLIVER (TN)
Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:41:08 EDT


Endangered Runaway: KAREN PEREZ-BRITO (TN)
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:31:49 EDT


Endangered Missing: JEREMY BECHTEL (TN)
Wed, 13 May 2009 10:49:06 EDT


Endangered Runaway: OSCAR CAMPOS (TN)
Tue, 05 May 2009 10:56:16 EDT


Endangered Runaway: JASMINE CATHEY (TN)
Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:13:40 EDT


Endangered Missing: ADRIANNA WIX (TN)
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:30:58 EDT


Endangered Missing: CHARLIE HALL (TN)
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:07:56 EST