There s been a 12% increase in violent crime compared to last year Author: Caitlin McCarthy Updated: 10:07 PM CDT July 26, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. This weekend s spike in violent crime is raising concern citywide.
Ten people were shot with two at Incredible Pizza Company and three at CC s Blues Club.
The Memphis Shelby Crime Commission reports a 12% increase in violent crime, such as homicide, murder, and aggravated assault, from last year. More than 70% of those incidents involved a gun.
Bill Gibbons, the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission president, said aggravated assaults are driving the increase.
We need to take those aggravated assaults seriously because most are being committed with guns and an aggravated assault can turn into a homicide within in a split second, Gibbons said.
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