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Memphis Police Department

City agencyTNMPD0000NIBRS since 2000LEMAS 2020Founded 1827

Shelby County, Tennessee

Serves ~649,705 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Memphis Police Department (MPD) is a law enforcement agency in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1827, the MPD provides police services to the people of the Memphis in a 288 square miles (750 km2) area with 2,081 officers.

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Crime & staffing trends

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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 · 51,387 victims, 36,967 offenders
Victim sex
Male26,339 (51%)
Female25,012 (49%)
Unknown36 (0%)
Victim race
Black or African American42,966 (84%)
White7,716 (15%)
Asian331 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native179 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander143 (0%)
Weapons involved
Firearm11,472 (37%)
Handgun9,148 (29%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument3,009 (10%)
Blunt Object1,813 (6%)
Motor Vehicle/Vessel1,541 (5%)
Personal Weapons1,233 (4%)

Top 6 of 21 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home32,751 (64%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk6,941 (14%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage3,105 (6%)
Convenience Store1,933 (4%)
Other/Unknown1,719 (3%)
Restaurant808 (2%)

Top 6 of 43 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger19,636 (35%)
Relationship Unknown13,533 (24%)
Acquaintance6,056 (11%)
Otherwise Known3,558 (6%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend3,385 (6%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)3,239 (6%)

Top 6 of 26 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Weapon Law Violations5,150 (52%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property1,939 (20%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering321 (3%)
Motor Vehicle Theft320 (3%)
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter320 (3%)
Simple Assault277 (3%)

Top 6 of 35 categories shown.

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
2,043
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
522
Part-time civilian
359
Total FT employees
2,565
Population served
649,705
Operating budget
$281,479,500
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

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

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
20132,413424$232,923,990
20072,062604$199,773,385
20031,939910$171,000,000
20001,904887$140,000,000
19991,815235
19971,498381
19931,375913
19901,382710
19871,023842

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

MPD Public Safety Incidents
crime incidents

POP conference activity

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

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