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PSP Case Studies - Nashville, Tennessee

Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Training (Aid/Material), Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed), Case Study
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored

Public Safety Partnership Supports Memphis' Fight Against Violent Crime

After reports of violent crime hit an 11-year high in 2017, Memphis has seen an 8.1% decrease in violent crime through the first six months of 2018.

Memphis PD

The Raines Station precinct in Memphis, Tennessee, is home to the city's biggest tourist attraction – Graceland, famed residence of Elvis Presley. In the center of Raines Station, Graceland attracts tourists from around the world who want to...

Addressing the Drug Crisis in Eastern Tennessee

BJA-supported task force leads the fight against drug trafficking in Anderson County, Tennessee.

Like many communities across Appalachia, Anderson County, Tennessee, is grappling with the opioid crisis.

Between 2010 and 2017, drug deaths involving opioids in Anderson County nearly quadrupled, increasing from 15 in 2010 to 56 in 2017. Over that span, 2014 was the only year in which opioid-related deaths did not increase...