Memphis City Schools

3 Year Crime Statistics Presentation June 20, 2011

This data is derived from Weekly Statistical Reports provided by the Memphis Police Department.

Targeted Offenses and Number/Percent Change by School Year

2008/2009 vs 2009/2010 Number Percent Change Change

2009/2010 vs 2010/2011 Number Percent Change Change

2008/2009 vs 2010/2011

All Schools High Incident Schools

412 181

30.7% 26.0%

-166 -208

-9.5% -23.7%

Targeted Offenses by Year

2000

2010/2011 High Inc

1800

Cordova High Craigmont High Fairley High

1600

1400

Frayser High Hamilton High Hamilton Middle

2008/2009

1200

1000

2009/2010 2010/2011 800

Hickory Ridge Middle Hillcrest High Kirby High

600

Mitchell High Northside High Raleigh Egypt High

400

200

Sherw ood Middle Wooddale High

All Schools High Incident Schools

High Incident Vs Non Incident Percent of Crime

2008/2009
High Incident Schools Non High Incident Schools

2009/2010
High Incident Schools Non High Incident Schools

48% 52%

50%

50%

2010/2011
High Incident Schools Non High Incident Schools

42% 58%

Individual Crime Comparison by Targeted Offenses for All Schools

All Schools
1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0
Agg Asslt Drugs Intim/ Bully Sex Off Murder Robb Sim Asslt Weapon Off

2008/2009

2009/2010

2010/2011

Individual Crime Comparison by Targeted Offenses for High Inc Schools

High Incident Schools

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0
Agg Asslt Drugs Intim/ Bully Sex Off Murder Robb Sim Asslt Weapon Off

2008/2009

2009/2010

2010/2011

Simple Assault Comparisons

Simple Assaults
1200

1000

800

Axis Title

600

400

200

0 All School High Inc

2008/2009

2009/2010

2010/2011

Students Transported to Juvenile Court

2008/2009 vs 2009/2010 Number Percent Change Change

2009/2010 vs 2010/2011 Number Percent Change Change

-232

-15.6%

-435

-34.7%

Students Transported to Juvenile Court

1600 1400 1200 1000 800
Count

600 400 200 0 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011

Truancy Data

2008/2009 vs 2009/2010 Number Percent Change Change

2009/2010 vs 2010/2011 Number Percent Change Change

-11227

-72.8%

-108

-2.6%

Identified Truants
18000 16000 14000 12000 10000
8000 School Year

6000 4000 2000 0 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011

Serious Infractions (Level 5) Per 1000 Students

2008/2009 vs 2009/2010 Percent Change

2008/2009 vs 2009/2010 Percent Change

Level 5 Infractions Included:

5-Agg Asslt Stff Weap/Ser Inj 5-Aggrav/Asslt Stud maj injur 5-Assalt of Staff No Ser Inju 5-Assault/Batt Agnst-Visitor 5-Drug-Poss/Use/Dist ill unRx 5-False Accus/agnst schl per

15.8%

-24.6%

Serious Infractions Per 1000 Students

30.00

5-Fght-Ser Inj Weap/GangRelat 5-Gang-Related-Middle/High 5-Handgun Possession

25.00
5-Homicide 5-Other maj inci/Pot Seri Inj

20.00

5-Poss explos, incend device 5-Rifle or Shotgun Possession

15.00 Per 1000

5-Sexual Assault/Battery

24.30
10.00

5-Threats Against Sch Personn 5-Threats Agnst Stud-Serious

20.99

18.32

5-Weapons-Possession

5.00

0.00 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011

Total reflects Level 5 behaviors that resulted in expulsion or arrest. Enrollment reflects net enrollment, which includes all students who ever enrolled in MCS, whether or not they were active at the end of the school year.

Strategies Utilized
Strategies that have assisted with the reduction include: Enhanced collaboration with MPD Officers In Schools and neighborhoods Additional MCS Security Officers have been hired Specialized Training for MCS Security Officers Creation of Special Response Unit to address potential volatile situations and assist with High Incident Schools Approximately 60,000 Students and Staff have been trained in the Kingian Non-Violence Process Weekly Staff Meeting to Analyze Data Trends and adjust strategies according to the data

SHAPE Program is an alternative to detention for youth that commit minor infractions of the law.
GRASSY targets juvenile gang members by providing an alternative to gang involvement. TRUST PAYS is a program that allows students to report criminal behavior to school officials anonymously. Youth Court is a program in which students are judged by their peers for inappropriate conduct or behavior.
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Annie E. Casey Foundation: Baltimore, MD The Annie E Casey Foundation is an non-profit organization that seeks to provide better outcomes for disadvantaged youth throughout the country. The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) is designed to address the efficiency and effectiveness of juvenile detention across the United States. JDAI demonstrates that communities can improve their detention systems without sacrificing public safety. Memphis has been selected to be a JDAI site and the focus of the project is:

Decrease the number of youth unnecessarily or inappropriately detained in the Criminal Juvenile Judicial System Redirect public funds towards effective juvenile justice processes and public safety strategies Reduce the disproportionate minority confinement and contact with the juvenile justice system Improve the Juvenile Justice System overall

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