Mayor Young’s Plan For A New Director To Reimagine Public Safety
The devil is always in the details – and that’s especially true in politics and government – but...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Feb 19, 2024 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 2
The devil is always in the details – and that’s especially true in politics and government – but...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 13, 2024 | Criminal Justice | 4
There is so much that the business leadership could do to help fight crime in Memphis. They could...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 12, 2024 | Cartoons, Criminal Justice | 1
As we look ahead to a new year, I have asked some Memphians who care deeply about their city’s...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Dec 28, 2023 | Criminal Justice | 1
As we look ahead to a new year, I have asked some Memphians who care deeply about their city’s...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 30, 2023 | Criminal Justice | 0
Much of the political energy about the criminal justice process these days focuses on the...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 28, 2023 | Criminal Justice | 1
By John Branston What a way to spend the holiday weekend: keeping up with killings in...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 27, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Data Points | 0
A perfect storm led to a dramatic climb in homicides – 100 more in one year. There was the...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Nov 20, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice, Data Points, Politics and Government | 1
Map: Memphis Crime Last 12 months: numbers represent charges If we knew the answers, we wouldn’t...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 31, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 2
Shelby County Attorney General Steve Mulroy is organizing an August 31 “crime summit”...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jun 26, 2023 | Criminal Justice | 0
Graph: Major Violent Crime Rate On occasion, I post a commentary from this blog’s archive...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | May 15, 2023 | Civil Rights, Criminal Justice | 0
Abe Fortas, the only Memphis U.S. Supreme Court justice and author of landmark rulings, did the...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 27, 2023 | City of Memphis Government, Criminal Justice | 0
The violent crime rate for the first quarter of this year dashed all hopes that the dip from a...
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Since 2005, this has been Smart City Consulting’s blog with the aim of connecting the dots and providing perspective on issues and policies shaping Memphis. Editor and primary author is Tom Jones, columnist, author of two books, and consultant on public policy. Smart City Memphis was called one of the most intriguing blogs in the U.S. by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change; The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal wrote that “Smart City Memphis provides some of the most well-thought-out thinking about Memphis’ past, present, and future you’ll find anywhere,” and the Memphis Flyer said: “This incredibly well-written blog sets out to solves the city’s ills – from the mayor to MATA – with out-of-the-box thinking, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ideas. If you have questions, submissions, or ideas for posts, please email Tom Jones, at tjones@smartcityconsulting.com.