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Operation Safe Community:

City of Memphis Crime Update: January - July 2011
Major violent crime, consisting of murder, forcible rape, aggravated assault and robbery, has declined 26.9% when compared to the same time period in 2006. Major property crime has also continued to decline when compared to the first seven months of 2006, down 32.4%.

Shelby County Crime Update: January - July 2011
Major violent crime was down 26.8%, including a drop in robbery by 45.3% and a drop in aggravated assault by 16.9% across all jurisdictions, when compared to the same time period in 2006. Major property crime has decreased by 32.4% with a 28.4% drop in burglaries and 53.8% decline in motor vehicle theft throughout the county, when compared to the same time period in 2006.

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