Memphis Crime 2025
Memphis · 2025 · updated 2026-11-12
Memphis police open data lists 82,890 incidents for 2025, down 18.5% from 2024. That is about 13,568 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data: 7,859). The most common crime types were other (24.0%), assault (21.0%), theft (20.2%). The busiest month was May (8,053) and the quietest November (5,395).
Crime types in 2025
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 19,922 | 24.0% | unchanged |
| Assault | 17,385 | 21.0% | down 9.1% |
| Theft | 16,726 | 20.2% | down 13.2% |
| Vandalism | 9,771 | 11.8% | down 27.9% |
| Auto theft | 5,460 | 6.6% | down 43.6% |
| Theft from vehicle | 4,545 | 5.5% | down 47.7% |
| Burglary | 4,234 | 5.1% | down 21.5% |
| Fraud | 3,212 | 3.9% | down 14.6% |
| Robbery | 1,457 | 1.8% | down 31.4% |
| Homicide | 178 | 0.2% | down 25.8% |
Month by month
| Jan | 7,177 |
| Feb | 6,365 |
| Mar | 7,398 |
| Apr | 7,797 |
| May | 8,053 |
| Jun | 7,466 |
| Jul | 7,517 |
| Aug | 7,331 |
| Sep | 6,886 |
| Oct | 5,872 |
| Nov | 5,395 |
| Dec | 5,633 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2025
- Austin Peay Precinct 10,470 incidents
- Raines Precinct 10,205 incidents
- Tillman Precinct 10,117 incidents
- Crump Precinct 9,902 incidents
- Appling Farms Precinct 9,386 incidents
- Airways Precinct 8,773 incidents
- Ridgeway Precinct 8,493 incidents
- Mt Moriah Precinct 8,081 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Memphis in 2025?
82,890 incidents for 2025 in Memphis Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Memphis in 2025?
Reported incidents were down 18.5% from 2024.
Other years
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Source: Memphis Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.