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Shelby County Sheriff's Office

County agencyTN0790000NIBRS since 2000LEMAS 2020

Shelby County, Tennessee

Serves ~125,723 residents · LEMAS survey

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI TN0790000.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 2,198 victims, 1,793 offenders
Victim sex
Male1,183 (54%)
Female1,015 (46%)
Victim race
Black or African American1,631 (74%)
White527 (24%)
Asian21 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander10 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native9 (0%)
Weapons involved
Handgun427 (26%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument273 (17%)
Firearm214 (13%)
Personal Weapons194 (12%)
Blunt Object110 (7%)
Asphyxiation92 (6%)

Top 6 of 14 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home1,518 (69%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk255 (12%)
Jail/Prison/Penitentiary/Corrections Facility137 (6%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage68 (3%)
Convenience Store37 (2%)
Restaurant26 (1%)

Top 6 of 28 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger645 (23%)
Relationship Unknown528 (19%)
Otherwise Known361 (13%)
Acquaintance283 (10%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend232 (8%)
Offender155 (6%)

Top 6 of 26 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property105 (30%)
Weapon Law Violations55 (15%)
Simple Assault53 (15%)
Motor Vehicle Theft35 (10%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering16 (5%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations16 (5%)

Top 6 of 18 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
708
Part-time sworn
31
Full-time civilian
1,806
Part-time civilian
39
Total FT employees
3,167
Population served
125,723
Operating budget
$180,255,670
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
20135671,310$123,256,194
20075191,454$142,899,261
2003504446$138,644,164
20005251,442$93,668,802
19995401,360
1993473790
1987412586

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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