A perfect storm led to a dramatic climb in homicides – 100 more in one year.
There was the Covid pandemic residual impact in 2020 and a year later, the Tennessee Legislature gave the state the loosest gun laws in the U.S. Result: historic numbers of homicides with yet another record expected to be set again this year.
Memphis Murders by Year:
92 – 1970
120 – 1975
152 – 1980
122 – 1985
195 – 1990
181 – 1995
147 – 2000
134 – 2012
138 – 2015
181 – 2017
190 – 2019
289 – 2020
306 – 2021
302 – 2022
Number of Murders +/- Comparing 2023 over 2022 –
as of 9-30-23
Oklahoma City 42 to 63 – 33.33%
Baltimore 223 to 290 – 23.10%
Milwaukee 153 to 192 – 21.54%
New Orleans 191 to 237 – 19.41%
St. Louis 139 to 172 – 19.19%
Atlanta 119 to 144 – 17.36%
Newark 43 to 49 – 12.24%
Indianapolis 138 to 155 – 10.97%
Chicago 568 to 638 – 10.97%
Detroit 206 to 224 – 8.04%
Jacksonville 109 to 119 – 8.40%
Louisville 141 to 144 – 2.08%
Nashville: 100 to 100 00.00
Denver 75 to 72 + 4.17%
Cleveland 147 to 137 + 7.30%
Kansas City 169 to 153 +10.46%
Dallas 221 to 196 +12.76%
Memphis: 238 to 181 +31.49%
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Source: AH Datalytics
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