Homicides and murders both dropped in 2024, data from the Memphis Police Department said.
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Homicides drop over 25% in 2024, MPD data indicates
There were 100 fewer homicides in 2024 than there were in 2023, data shared by MPD showed.
According to numbers as of Jan. 1, there were 297 total homicides in 2024. Of those homicides, 243 were investigated as murders. In 2023, MPD said there were 397 homicides, of which there were 344 murders.
The drop marks a sharp decline after a record number of killings in 2023 — reflecting more than a 25% drop in total homicides and a nearly 30% drop in murders.
Aggravated assaults, per Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission data from the first three quarters of 2024, were relatively level with last year’s numbers. Law enforcement officials have often tied the two crime categories, describing some aggravated assaults as “unsuccessful homicides.”