A new MLK50/ProPublica analysis finds just 2% of Memphis Safe Task Force immigration arrests involved violent crime. Here is what that shift means for the private guards working Parkway Village, Hickory Hill, and East Memphis.
The Memphis Safe Task Force executed 46 arrests and recovered 12 illegal firearms in a single operation this week. Meanwhile, a Grizzlies player was arrested with 200 grams of a controlled substance.
Part 1 crimes in Memphis rose from 62 per day in January to 76 per day in March 2026. The year-over-year decline masks a trend that security operators need to watch.
Downtown Memphis saw three shootings between March 20-24. Now Chief Davis and Mayor Young want youth curfew enforcement. The same argument Memphis has had for years.
Our annual review of Memphis crime data. Murders fell to 184 in 2025, the lowest since 2019. What drove the decline and what it means for 2026.
WREG reported a 70% crime plunge during Storm Fern. But the real story is the 48% January drop, and whether Memphis can sustain it after the snow melts.
Snow, ice, and power outages knocked alarm systems offline and left properties unprotected. What Memphis businesses should learn from Storm Fern.
A data-driven look at the Memphis Safe Task Force's first 10 weeks: arrest totals, firearms seized, and the sustainability question nobody's answering.
On-the-ground security observations from Memphis shopping centers the day before Black Friday 2025. What retailers are doing differently this year.
Memphis crime stats from MPD, FBI, and BJS tell different stories. Here's what security professionals need to know about the data gap.
MPD data shows major violent crime down 27.1% in Shelby County through August 2025. Here's what's behind the historic drop.
MPD announced that crime in the first eight months of 2025 hit a 25-year low. The question is whether Memphis can sustain the decline.
Every year, Memphis braces for a summer crime spike. In 2025, the numbers tell a different story. What changed and what it means for the rest of the year.
Memphis violent crime fell 17.4% in the first half of 2025, with murder down 4.3% and robbery declining sharply. What the mid-year data reveals about the city's direction.
Violent crime in Memphis continued its downward trajectory through spring 2025. We dig into the numbers and ask what's driving the decline.
Memphis Police opened a new Downtown Command Center this week with expanded camera coverage. Here's what it changes for businesses and security operations.
Memphis Part 1 crimes dropped again in early 2025. We break down the Q1 numbers, neighborhood trends, and what property managers should watch this spring.
Memphis crime historically rises in spring as temperatures climb. After 2024's 13% decline, will 2025 follow the pattern? Data and analysis inside.
The definitive breakdown of Memphis crime data for 2024. Homicides, assaults, auto theft, and neighborhood trends analyzed. Read the full report.
Homicides fell 30%, vehicle theft dropped 39%, and downtown crime plunged 26.4%. A deep dive into Memphis's 2024 crime data.
Package theft costs Americans over $15 billion in 2024. Here's how Memphis neighborhoods from Cordova to Germantown are fighting back this holiday season.
Memphis Black Friday 2024 saw heavy security at Wolfchase Galleria and other shopping centers after a deadly November shooting. Here's what happened.
Shelby County deploys sheriff's deputies, private security, and new protocols at polling locations for the 2024 presidential election.
Memphis Part 1 crime data for Q3 2024 shows continued declines from the 2021-2022 peaks, with homicides and auto thefts dropping sharply across precincts.
Memphis retail theft rings are drawing federal prosecution as losses hit record highs. How ORT is reshaping security at Wolfchase, Oak Court, and across the city.
Memphis security companies face their toughest staffing crunch on July 4th. Here's how firms cover fireworks events, regular posts, and rising summer crime.
Memphis crime is trending down sharply in the first half of 2024. Homicides, auto theft, and overall crime are declining, though challenges remain.
Federal funding will expand Memphis's license plate reader network and Sentinel camera program. Here's what it means for private security and civil liberties.
Memphis violent crime dropped in Q1 2024 compared to 2023 peaks. Homicides are down, property crime is mixed, and the Real Time Crime Center is expanding.
Auto theft numbers are dropping in Memphis. Every other property crime category tells a different story. Here's what's really happening.
Our annual review of Memphis crime data. 2023 broke records nobody wanted broken. Here's the full picture.
MPD's Connect Memphis program hit its one-year mark. Here's how the camera registry is changing the way security companies operate.
Business burglaries tripled in Memphis this year. Here's how organized theft rings operate and what retailers are doing about it.
October 2023 Memphis homicide data reveals sharp geographic disparities across precincts, with some improving while others worsen.
The DOJ's pattern-or-practice probe of Memphis PD is driving a surge in private security demand across Shelby County.
Carjackings in Memphis stayed stubbornly high through summer 2023. The cost of parking lot security versus the cost of doing nothing.
National headlines scream about retail theft epidemics. Here's what the data actually shows for Memphis stores and what security teams are doing about it.
Memphis crime data through June 2023 shows a mixed picture. Murders remain high while some property crimes shift. A data-driven analysis.
Memphis Police expanded its Real Time Crime Center surveillance in July 2023. Here's how the Connect 2 Memphis program affects your business security.
Memphis Q1 2023 crime data shows violent crime tracking above 2022 levels, with car thefts and homicides surging ahead of summer.
Calls for a DOJ investigation of Memphis police are growing louder. Here's what that could look like and why summer 2023 is a critical test.
Car thefts in Memphis surged 130% with Kia and Hyundai models targeted. How parking lot security teams are fighting back.
Memphis Q1 2023 crime data shows auto theft exploding and neighborhoods scrambling to fill the gap left by SCORPION's disbandment.
302 homicides, an auto theft epidemic, and the Eliza Fletcher case. Our annual breakdown of Memphis crime data for 2022 and what it means going into 2023.
With bodycam video set for Friday release and five officers charged with murder, Memphis businesses are boarding up and calling security companies.
Tyre Nichols, 29, died three days after a January 7 traffic stop involving Memphis police SCORPION unit officers. Details are still emerging.
Porch piracy is surging in Memphis this holiday season. Which neighborhoods are hit hardest and what residents can do to protect their deliveries.
ORC rings are targeting Memphis retailers along Poplar Ave, Wolfchase, and Oak Court. Here's what's happening and what stores are doing about it.
A data-driven breakdown of Memphis crime in Q3 2022. Homicides dropped 13% from 2021, but carjackings surged and property crime stayed flat.
The kidnapping and killing of Eliza Fletcher while jogging near the University of Memphis has shaken the city. What it means for security.
A midpoint look at Memphis crime data through August 2022 shows mixed signals on violence, property crime, and auto theft.
Carjackings across Memphis have surged in 2022, with Hickory Hill and Parkway Village bearing the worst. A look at the data and what's driving it.
Memphis homicide numbers through June 2022 show a troubling summer ahead. We break down the data by precinct and what it means for security.
A data-driven look at Memphis crime trends through June 2022. Homicides down slightly, but auto theft and property crime tell a different story.
Memphis historically sees violent crime spike June through August. After 346 homicides in 2021, here's what businesses need to do before summer hits.
Memphis recorded over 9,000 auto thefts in 2021 with 2022 trending worse. Here's how businesses can protect employees and property.
Memphis crime trends through Q1 2022 show the SCORPION unit racking up arrests, but questions remain about long-term impact on the city's record violence.
A ground-level look at security conditions in three Memphis neighborhoods where businesses are fighting crime with private guards, cameras, and sheer stubbornness.
Memphis recorded 342 homicides in 2021, breaking the previous year's record. We break down every major crime category and what the numbers mean for 2022.
With roughly 30 vehicles stolen daily, Memphis faces a carjacking and auto theft crisis in 2022. Here's what businesses and residents are doing to protect themselves.
With 310+ homicides by early December, Memphis faces its deadliest year. Here's how the violence is changing private security demand.
Memphis Police unveil the SCORPION unit to target violent crime hotspots. Here's what the new street crimes operation means for private security firms.
Memphis has broken its all-time homicide record in 2021 with over 240 killings by early October. Here is what security professionals should understand.
Memphis homicide and violent crime data through September 2021, with neighborhood breakdowns and what it means for private security demand.
Shelby County Schools returns to full in-person learning for 2021-2022. Security teams face new challenges after 18 months of COVID disruptions.
Memphis malls and big-box stores face rising organized retail theft in 2021. How local retailers and security firms are responding to the surge.
Memphis homicides pass 150 by late July 2021 as private security companies report a surge in calls from businesses, churches, and apartment complexes across the city.
Memphis carjackings have spiked in summer 2021 with armed teens targeting gas stations and parking lots. Local businesses are turning to private security for protection.
Memphis carjackings have surged roughly 40% in the first half of 2021 compared to last year. Where it's happening, who's affected, and what businesses are doing about it.
Memphis recorded roughly 80 homicides in Q1 2021, putting the city on pace to exceed 2020's record 332. Here's what the data shows and why private security demand is surging.
MPD Director Mike Rallings retires after 31 years and a record-breaking crime surge. How his exit reshapes the relationship between police and private security.
Carjackings and vehicle thefts surged across Memphis in 2020, hitting areas like Cordova and Germantown that rarely saw this kind of crime. What it means for security.
Memphis recorded 332 homicides in 2020, shattering the previous record. Our annual breakdown of every major crime category and what it means for 2021.
The February 2021 winter storm knocked out power, froze roads, and left commercial properties across Memphis vulnerable. Here's how the security industry responded.
Memphis recorded 290 murders and 332 total homicides in 2020. We break down what went wrong, which neighborhoods suffered most, and what it means for security.
COVID's curbside pickup boom has opened new theft and safety risks for Memphis retailers this holiday season. Here's what's going wrong.
Carjackings in Memphis are climbing fast in 2020, with shopping center parking lots emerging as hot spots during the holiday season.
Record turnout, COVID protocols, and fears of voter intimidation defined the 2020 election in Memphis. Here's what actually happened on the ground.
Memphis surpassed 228 homicides by late September 2020, shattering the previous annual record with a full quarter still remaining. What's driving the surge.
COVID-19 reshuffled Memphis property crime patterns. Commercial burglaries, auto theft, and catalytic converter theft are surging while residential break-ins drop.
With 199 homicides through late August, Memphis is tracking toward a record-shattering year. A closer look at the data behind the surge.
SCS released its hybrid reopening plan for 110,000 students. Temperature screening, empty building security, and PPE enforcement create new challenges nobody planned for.
Memphis homicides are running well ahead of 2019's pace as the pandemic, unemployment, and summer heat create a dangerous mix across the city.
Violent crime in Memphis rose 9.7% in Q2 2020 compared to the same period last year. The pandemic contributed, but economic stress, court closures, and shifting police resources tell a more complicated story.
One week of protests in Memphis brought curfews, National Guard troops, vandalized businesses, and an overwhelmed private security industry scrambling to respond.
With protests spreading from Minneapolis to cities nationwide, Memphis private security companies face urgent questions about civil unrest preparedness, liability, and the days ahead.
Memphis recorded 191 homicides and saw property crime shifts across Shelby County in 2019. Here's our annual breakdown of the numbers that matter.
Auto theft surged across Shelby County in 2019. Memphis businesses and residents are spending more on security to fight back against property crime.
Practical tips to protect your home, packages, and family from holiday crime in Memphis. MPD enforcement updates and neighborhood watch advice for 2019.
Memphis homicides track toward 190+ for 2019 as carjackings and property crime surge in Hickory Hill, Whitehaven, and Frayser neighborhoods.
Memphis homicides topped 160 through September 2019 with Q4 historically the deadliest quarter. Here's what security professionals need to know.
After the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings in August 2019, Memphis churches are upgrading security plans for houses of worship across Shelby County.
Memphis shopping centers and retailers face rising shoplifting and organized retail crime as the fall season approaches, pushing loss prevention spending higher.
Memphis-area schools prepare for August return with SROs, metal detectors, and private security partnerships across Shelby County campuses.
Memphis Fourth of July 2019 brought massive crowds to downtown, Mud Island, and Shelby Farms. Here's how security teams handled the chaos.
Through early June, Memphis homicides are outpacing last year's numbers. What the data shows, which neighborhoods are hardest hit, and how businesses are responding.
Memphis businesses are hiring private security firms for armed parking lot patrols as carjackings rise across the city in 2019.
Memphis private security companies are hiring and expanding patrols as warmer weather brings the annual spring crime uptick across Frayser, Whitehaven, and Hickory Hill.
Memphis HOAs and neighborhood associations are hiring private security patrols in Cordova, Midtown, and Chickasaw Gardens as crime concerns grow.
January's fatal West Memphis police shooting sparks debate over use-of-force training standards for both law enforcement and private security guards.
Memphis recorded 185 homicides in 2018 with rising auto theft and carjackings. Full breakdown of Shelby County crime data and security demand.
Memphis auto theft surged in 2018 with Hickory Hill and Whitehaven hardest hit. Here's how private security firms are fighting back.