MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Public safety leaders addressed crime in Memphis at a forum Tuesday night at the Hickory Hill Community Center.

The forum was hosted by tri-state defenders in hopes to inform the community and allow questions to be asked to public safety leaders. • Public Safety Meeting at Hickory Hill Community Center Photo by WREG • Public Safety Meeting at Hickory Hill Community Center Photo by WREG • Public Safety Meeting at Hickory Hill Community Center Photo by WREG

According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, between 2023 to 2024, crime was down in Tennessee by 19% -- despite 250 murders in Memphis.

But the Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission said the city is still making progress.

"What it shows is that for the first half of this year crime had gone down pretty

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