Crime in Memphis

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With a crime rate of 70 per one thousand residents, West Memphis has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities.

With a crime rate of 84 per one thousand residents, Memphis has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities.

The West Memphis Three are three men who – while teenagers – were tried and convicted, in 1994, of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley, Jr. was sentenced to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin was sentenced to life imprisonment.During the trial, the prosecution asserted that the ...

Crime dynamics. In 2004 violent crime in Memphis reached a record low for over a decade, that trend subsequently reversed. In 2005, Memphis was ranked the 4th most dangerous city with a population of 500,000 or higher in the U.S. By 2006, Memphis held the top position of number of violent crimes in America. Recent statistics show a downward trend in crime in Memphis.

Tune in to a CNN Presents special presentation: "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" at 11 p.m. ET on CNN for more on the West Memphis Three and the evidence that set them free.

Authorities discovered the three 8-year-old victims in a West Memphis, Arkansas, ditch.

On May 5, 1993, three second-graders—Steve "Stevie" Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore—from West Memphis, Arkansas went for a bike ride. They never returned home for dinner. The three boys were found brutally murdered in a shocking fashion in a wooded area called the Robin Hood Hills ...