The following are the declines in crimes in 2024 by areas of Memphis as defined by zip codes.
28.9% – 38117 – East Memphis
26.6% – 38103 – Downtown
25.4% – CITYWIDE HOMICIDES
24.0% – 38120 – White Station/East Memphis
21.3% – CITYWIDE PROPERTY CRIMES
19.3% – 38111 – Normal Station/University of Memphis/Sherwood Forest
18.3% – 38016 – Cordova
18.1% – 38119 – Balmoral/East Memphis
16.9% – 38105 – Uptown/Pinch District
16.9% – 38125 – Richwood/Burlington
16.5% – 38128 – Egypt-Raleigh
16.0% – 38118 – Oakville/Parkway Village
15.2% – 38107 – North Memphis/New Chicago/Vollintine-Evergreen
14.5% – 38116 – Whitehaven
14.5% – 38112 – Midtown/Overton Park/Hein Park/Binghampton
13.3% – CITYWIDE CRIME
13.2% – 38134 – Elmore Park
12.5% – 38109 – Westwood
11.7% – 38122 – Berclair/Highland Heights
10.6% – 38126 – South City/South Forum/Lemoyne-Owen College
10.2% – 38104 – Midtown/Cooper-Young
8.9% – CITYWIDE VIOLENT CRIME
8.5% – 38108 – Hollywood/Douglass/Hyde Park
6.8% – 38115 – Hickory Hill
6.4% – 38106 – South Memphis/Longview Heights/Prospect Park
6.0% – 38018 – Cordova/Shelby Farms Park
5.9% – 38127 – Frayser
2.7% – 38141 – South Riverdale
1.7% – 38114 – Rozelle/Castalia/Glenview/Orange Mount/Bethel Grove
For the year, the overall city crime rate declined 13.7%. Homicides dramatically declined. 2023’s 398 homicides set a record but the number decreased to 299 in 2024.
