In the first half of 2008, violent crime in Shelby County was down 8.08% and property crime 3.31% compared to the same time period in 2006, the year before Operation Safe Community was launched. While recently released FBI rankings for 2007 put Memphis at number two in the country for violent crime, our continuing downward trend bodes well for 2008.
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