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CRIME
What is happening?
Explore reported crime and compare trends across local and statewide sources.
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DATA & REPORTS
Understand What the Numbers Are Telling Us
Explore crime, custody, court activity and case outcomes across Memphis and Shelby County — with context that makes the data easier to understand.
CRIME→ARREST→COURT→OUTCOME
EXPLORE THE SYSTEM
Data Throughout
the Life of a Crime
Start with the part of the system you want to understand. Each page explains the source, reporting period and limitations before presenting the data.
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ARREST & CUSTODY
What happens after arrest?
Look at custody and enforcement data that help explain movement through the system.
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COURTS & OUTCOMES
How are cases resolved?
Follow cases into court and examine timelines, dispositions and recurring patterns.
START WITH THE BIG PICTURE
From raw numbers to useful context.
A number by itself rarely tells the whole story. Memphis Crime Beat connects data across different parts of the criminal justice system so Memphians can see patterns, ask better questions and understand what happens from offense to outcome.
See the Life of a Crime framework →01Crime
02Custody
03Courts
04Outcomes
REPORTS & RESEARCH
Go beyond the dashboard.
Use MCB's focused reports to examine longer-running cases and recurring trends that can be difficult to see in a single dataset.
HOW WE USE DATA
Collect. Compare. Explain.
COLLECT
Bring together public crime, jail and court information.
COMPARE
Look for trends, differences and patterns across time and sources.
EXPLAIN
Turn complex information into something the public can understand and use.
TRANSPARENCY STARTS WITH ACCESS
Explore the data. Understand the system.
Every data page is designed to explain what you're looking at, where it came from and why it matters.