Meanwhile in Memphis with New Memphis
New Memphis Weekly Podcast
22 days ago

S5E10 - Safety First with Mayor Young

"Year over year, we’ve established a goal where we want to reduce crime by overall by at least 10 percent each year and overall we want to have about a 40 percent reduction from where we were in 2023, and so fare we’re trending in the right direction." — Mayor Paul Young

The City of Memphis recently announced specific goals for reducing crime and a plan for increasing safety in the city. In this conversation with Mayor Paul Young shares some of the plan specifics, including...

  • the city’s goals and how they were formed
  • how Memphis is creating data transparency through Community Safety Dashboards
  • how Memphis is collaborating with community partners to both address root causes and respond to trends

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This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.