Memphis Crime Data

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Crime Map & Safety Report

An honest, data-grounded assessment of crime and safety across Memphis and Shelby County, assembled from Memphis Police Department incident records and U.S. Census data.

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1,072,330Residents
112Crime index (100 = U.S. avg)
95thPercentile vs. U.S. cities
D+Overall crime grade

At a glance

Your real-world odds in Memphis

Estimated annual chance of being affected, calibrated against national benchmark rates.

1 in 139
Violent crime odds / year
89% above the national average
1 in 23
Property crime odds / year
138% above the national average
12% above the national average
Overall crime vs. national
67,721
Incidents analyzed
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Crime map

Where crime happens in Memphis

Warmer blocks report more crime relative to the rest of the city.

Reported Memphis Police Department incidents, shaded by intensity. Open the full map for a larger view.

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Latest reports

Recent crime in Memphis

The newest reported incidents across the city.

  • Assault

    600 E Mallory Ave Memphis Tn 38106

    SIMPLE ASSAULT

  • Drug Offense

    Tate Ave//walnut St Memphis Tn 38018

    DRUG/NARCOTIC VIOLS

  • Theft

    200 S Front St Memphis Tn 38103

    COUNTERFEITING/FORGERY

  • Theft

    1600 Highland St Memphis Tn 38111

    ALL OTHER LARCENY

  • Assault

    1300 Summerbrook Ln Memphis Tn 38134

    SIMPLE ASSAULT

  • Theft

    0 E Pontotoc Ave Memphis Tn 38103

    THEFT FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE

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Neighborhoods

Safest & highest-crime Memphis areas

Every neighborhood graded A to F. Tap one for its own map and recent incidents.

Safest neighborhoods

A+Bartlett Grove196 residentsA+Birdsong Estates43 residentsA+Burloe422 residentsA+Buckhead Acres1,286 residents

Highest-crime neighborhoods

FKlondyke3,386 residentsFHandy Holiday Community Club700 residentsF+New Pathways3,948 residentsF+Victorian Village689 residents

Trend

Reported crime over the past year

May: 7,061Jun: 6,553Jul: 6,588Aug: 6,369Sep: 6,102Oct: 5,178Nov: 4,673Dec: 4,875Jan: 4,151Feb: 4,191Mar: 4,960Apr: 172
MayLatest month up 18.3% vs. prior monthApr

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Dig into the data

Explore Memphis crime and safety in detail:

InteractiveMemphis Crime MapSee where crime concentrates block by block.→StatisticsMemphis Crime RateViolent & property rates vs. the U.S. average.→BreakdownCrime by TypeTheft, vehicle theft, assault, robbery & more.→A–F gradesNeighborhood RankingsSafest and highest-crime Memphis neighborhoods.→

Overview

Understanding crime in Memphis

Memphis wears its divides openly. The bluffs above the Mississippi hold a revitalized downtown and the music-soaked energy of Beale Street, while the prosperous east stretches out toward East Memphis and the suburban calm of Cordova. Between and around them sit neighborhoods like Frayser and Orange Mound that have carried heavy crime burdens for years.

Memphis routinely ranks among the more dangerous large U.S. cities by the headline numbers, but those numbers hide enormous internal variation. This site breaks the city into neighborhoods and ZIP codes, grades each on an A-to-F scale, and turns raw incident counts into everyday odds you can actually weigh.

About this data: Figures are drawn from Memphis Police Department (MPD) open crime data and U.S. Census Bureau demographics, then normalized for population so areas of different sizes can be compared fairly.

FAQ

Memphis crime: common questions

Is Memphis safe to live in?
Memphis has crime rates well above the national average and has often ranked among the most dangerous large U.S. cities. That said, the risk is highly localized: a handful of neighborhoods absorb most of the serious violence. East Memphis and the eastern suburbs are considerably safer than the citywide figure implies.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Memphis?
East Memphis, Cordova, and the eastern suburban neighborhoods generally report the lowest crime in the city. They combine established residential housing with comparatively few violent incidents. These areas tend to earn the highest safety grades on this site.
Which areas of Memphis have the most crime?
Frayser, parts of South Memphis, and Orange Mound record the highest incident volumes. These neighborhoods account for a disproportionate share of the city's violent crime. Risk falls considerably as you move east toward Cordova and the suburbs.
Why has car theft gotten so bad in Memphis?
Auto theft has surged dramatically in Memphis, driven in large part by viral methods targeting certain Kia and Hyundai models. Thefts now occur across nearly every part of the city, not just the highest-crime areas. It has become one of MPD's most frequently reported offenses.
Where does this Memphis crime data come from?
The figures are compiled from Memphis Police Department (MPD) open incident records and U.S. Census Bureau population estimates. Counts are normalized to population so neighborhoods of different sizes can be compared fairly. Letter grades come from a national A-to-F curve.