Memphis Vandalism

Memphis · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Memphis police open data recorded 9,771 vandalism incidents, 11.8% of all 82,890 incidents reported in the city that year and down 27.9% from 2024. That is about 1,599 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 7,096 vandalism incidents have been published.

Vandalism in Memphis by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)7,096——
20259,7711,599down 27.9%
202413,5562,219down 21.4%
202317,2422,822up 12.2%
202215,3742,517up 28.5%
202111,9611,958down 0.8%
202012,0521,973—

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 87,065 vandalism incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)

  1. Austin Peay Precinct 1,476 incidents
  2. Raines Precinct 1,315 incidents
  3. Crump Precinct 1,218 incidents
  4. Ridgeway Precinct 1,109 incidents
  5. Tillman Precinct 1,061 incidents
  6. Mt Moriah Precinct 1,055 incidents
  7. Airways Precinct 1,003 incidents
  8. Appling Farms Precinct 794 incidents

Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.

Questions

How many vandalism incidents were reported in Memphis in 2025?

9,771, according to Memphis Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is vandalism going up or down in Memphis?

Reported vandalism was down 27.9% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 36.4% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: Memphis Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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