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August 2010 eNewsletter
 
 
Current Crime Stats | stats icon In the City of Memphis overall crime is down 28.7% 
 

Crime Update:

City of Memphis Crime Update: January 2010 to July 2010

From January 2010 to the end of July 2010, overall crime was down 28.7% including a drop in violent crime by 28.6% and a drop in property crime by 28.7% across the City of Memphis, when compared to the same time period in 2006.

Shelby County Crime Update: January 2010 to July 2010

From January 2010 to the end of July 2010, overall crime was down 20.2% including a drop in violent crime by 19.5% and a drop in property crime by 20.3% in areas patrolled by Shelby County Sheriff's Office, when compared to the same time period in 2006.

To view the full Part I Crime Trends report for January 2010 - July 2010 administered by The University of Memphis and the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission please click here.

OSC Strategy Highlights

Strategy 11 of Operation: Safe Community and in partnership with Shelby County Government, The 3R Project is an intensive voluntary program that provides inmates with support for housing, mental and physical health services, family reunification, life skills and employment readiness training.

Wednesday, August 25th marks the 3rd Annual Offender Workforce Development Roundtable presented by The 3R Project, Shelby County Division of Corrections and Operation: Safe Community. The Roundtable will feature experts from Workforce Investment Network (WIN), Tennessee Department of Corrections, and Department of Labor among many others.

At the Roundtable employers can find out about ex-offenders as an untapped labor source, benefits and incentives for your business, developing a workforce that includes every citizen and the necessity of community collaborations.

3rd Annual Workforce Development Roundtable
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church
70 N. Bellevue Boulevard
FREE and open to Memphis area business owners

*Lunch and materials will be provided

To register for this unprecedented opportunity to educate Memphis area employers please email stephanie.short@shelbycountytn.gov or call 901-385-5002.

In the News

Operation: Safe Community is featured monthly on WREG Channel 3's "Live at Nine" hosted by Mary Beth Conley and Alex Coleman.

Tuesday, August 24th, Mr. Stanley Lipford, Deputy Administrator of Re-Entry Services and The 3R Project will be discussing the upcoming 3rd Annual Offender Workforce Development Roundtable which will feature benefits and incentives for Memphis area employers.

Read recent articles highlighting OSC Strategies:

District Attorney's Office Says Program Cuts Truancy in Half
My Eyewitness News
August 19, 2010

Local Leaders Support Truancy Reduction Program
My Fox News Memphis
August 19, 2010

Memphis police, city schools blend efforts into 'hybrid' security initiative
Commercial Appeal
August 13, 2010

Nucleus Research Announces Winners of Seventh Annual Technology ROI Awards
MPD's Blue CRUSH Initiative Honored
Nucleus Research

How You Can Help

Did you know, students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class?

Become a mentor with the D.A.'s mentoring-based truancy program and positively impact a child in our community. Click here for more information or to have a representative speak to your group about mentoring opportunities.

 

Stay Connected

Make sure your friends, business associates and neighborhood associations are connected to Operation: Safe Community!

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If your organization would like a speaker regarding OSC, contact Linda K. Miller at
lmiller@memphiscrime.org.

Contact Us

Operation: Safe Community is spearheaded by the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission.

600 Jefferson Ave, Suite 400
Memphis, TN 38105
(901) 527-2600

info@operationsafecommunity.org
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