‘It feels safer’ | Violent crime numbers continue to drop in Knoxville compared to 2024

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – There’s been a steady drop in violent crime so far in Knoxville compared to last year.

Officials with the Knoxville Police Department said murder victims dropped by 64% so far this year.

“It’s a kids-free zone here, all the kids could be out and don’t have to worry about anything,” Myron Huley, a resident at Montgomery Village in South Knoxville, said…

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