New Mayor, New Playbook: What Paul Young's Public Safety Agenda Means for Memphis Security
Paul Young took office January 1 with crime as his top priority. Here's how his public safety agenda reshapes the security market.
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Memphis Security in 2024: What the Record-Breaking 2023 Crime Numbers Mean for the Industry
Memphis recorded 398 homicides in 2023. Here's what that means for the private security industry heading into 2024.
Memphis Security in 2023: A Year of Reckoning, Record Crime, and an Industry Forced to Adapt
From Tyre Nichols to the DOJ investigation, 2023 reshaped Memphis policing and forced the private security industry into a new era.
Inside MPD's Real Time Crime Center: How Memphis Is Building a City-Wide Eye in the Sky
A technical look at Memphis PD's Real Time Crime Center, Fusus integration, and what Connect 2 Memphis means for private security operations.
Your Security Contract Expires in January. Here's How to Evaluate Whether to Renew
A practical guide for Memphis property managers evaluating security contracts before renewal. Pricing, red flags, and what to demand from providers.
Inside Memphis's Organized Retail Theft Problem: Smash-and-Grabs, Resale Networks, and the Stores Fighting Back
Business burglaries tripled in Memphis this year. Here's how organized theft rings operate and what retailers are doing about it.
MPD Wants Your Security Cameras. Inside the Push to Build Memphis's Largest Surveillance Network
Connect 2 Memphis uses Fusus tech to link private cameras to MPD's Real Time Crime Center. Here's how it works and why critics worry.
Who's Filling the Gap? Private Security Hiring in Memphis After SCORPION
MPD's SCORPION disbandment left a policing vacuum. Private security firms are rushing to fill it, but face their own staffing crisis.
Holiday Shoplifting Season Starts Now. Here's How Memphis Retailers Are Preparing
Memphis retailers face record shrinkage heading into holiday 2023. A practical guide to security staffing and theft prevention.
First Nichols Officer Pleads Guilty. For Memphis's Security Industry, the Ripple Effects Are Just Starting
Desmond Mills Jr.'s guilty plea reshapes Memphis policing and private security hiring as the talent pipeline shifts.