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| An Operation: Safe Community Update |
Memphis is one of six cities participating in the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, a collaborative effort between the metropolitan areas and federal agencies to develop plans that aim to reduce violence, improve opportunities for youth and encourage innovation at the local and federal levels. As part of this ongoing initiative that was launched last year, federals officials from the Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development and Labor met with Memphis and Shelby County officials in late August to discuss and implement a comprehensive anti-gang strategy.
Justice Department officials also reviewed the gang intervention strategies that are a part of the Memphis Youth Violence Prevention Plan, created by the leaders of Operation: Safe Community with input from over 800 stakeholders in Memphis and Shelby County. This plan is the foundation of Operation: Safe Community Phase 2 – 2012-2017.
Read more about the U.S. Justice Department’s visit to Memphis.
| Monthly Crime Trend Report |
City of Memphis Crime Update: January - July 2011
From January 1-July 31, 2011, major violent crime, consisting of murder, forcible rape, aggravated assault and robbery, has declined 26.9 percent when compared to the same time period in 2006.
Major property crime has also continued to decline when compared to the first seven months of 2006, down 32.4 percent across the City of Memphis.
Shelby County Crime Update: January - July 2011
From January 1-July 31, 2011, major violent crime was down 26.8 percent, including a drop in robbery by 45.3 percent and a drop in aggravated assault by 16.9 percent across all jurisdictions of Shelby County, when compared to the same time period in 2006.
Major property crime has decreased by 32.4 percent with a 28.4 percent drop in burglaries and 53.8 percent decline in motor vehicle theft throughout the county, when compared to the same time period in 2006.
View the full Operation: Safe Community Monthly Crime Trend Report, administered by The University of Memphis and the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission.
Operation: Safe Community
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Shelby County Commissioner Mike Carpenter discusses the newest initiatives in tackling domestic violence. Carpenter serves on the board of directors of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission.
Commissioner Gibbons Announces New Leaders for Next Phase of Crime-Fighting Initiative
Tennessee Department of Safety Commissioner and Operation: Safe Community Chairman Bill Gibbons recently announced the names of the leaders who will usher in Operation: Safe Community Phase 2 – 2012-2017 (OSC2). They are:
- A C Wharton, Memphis Mayor
- Mark Luttrell, Shelby County Mayor
- Steve West, Methodist Hospital Senior Vice President
- Curtis Person, Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge
- Kriner Cash, Memphis City Schools Superintendent
- Amy Weirich, Shelby County District Attorney General
- Toney Armstrong, Memphis Police Director
- Kathryn O’Day, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Commissioner
- Derrick Schofield, Tennessee Department of Corrections Commissioner
- James Coleman, Shelby County Correctional Center Director
- Bill Oldham, Shelby County Sheriff
- Charles Traughber, Tennessee Board of Probation and Patrol Chairman
- Edward Stanton, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee
Over the next few months these leaders will plan the new program, which will include the implementation of research-based strategies to lessen crime among youth. OSC2 is set to launch in January 2012.
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