September 11, 2006
IT IS TIME TO TAKE STOCK OF OUR CITY AND LOOK AT SOME STATISTICS!!!
Watchdog was pointed to some statistics showing the State of the City (Memphis) and in some cases comparing Memphis to other similar cities. The statistics were provided through the Hope Christian Community Foundation. The full website is found at http://www.hopeccf.org/.
General Demographics- The population of Memphis and Shelby County are down for the period 2000 through 2005 by 1.2% for Memphis to .8% for Shelby County. In contrast, the population of the Memphis Metro Area (Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas) increased by 2.6%. So obviously people are moving out of Memphis and Shelby County.
Memphis is 62.9% African American, 30% white and 7.1% Hispanic, Latino or others. Shelby County (including Memphis) is 50.9% African American, 42.4% white and 6.6% Hispanic or others.
Labor Market- The labor force went from 441,250 in 2000 to 432,400 in 2005 with the unemployment rate going from 3.9% in 2000 to 6.4% in 2005. 16.1% of those employed work for governments in some form or another.
Education- Memphis graduates 66% of its students whereas Shelby County graduates 89% and Tennessee graduates 78%. However the average expenditure per student in Memphis is $8602 versus $7007 for Shelby County and $7366 for Tennessee.
FBI Statistics- The crime rate per 100,000 population for violent crimes is 1009 for Memphis versus 872 for Nashville and 554 for Dallas. The murder rate is 9.7 for Memphis versus 6.0 for Nashville and 7.3 for Dallas and 25.5 for New Orleans. Burglary is 1600 for Memphis versus 805 for Nashville.
It is obvious that Memphis has problems and that some changes are needed to address these problems and propose some solutions.
IT IS TIME TO TAKE STOCK OF OUR CITY AND LOOK AT SOME STATISTICS!!!
Watchdog was pointed to some statistics showing the State of the City (Memphis) and in some cases comparing Memphis to other similar cities. The statistics were provided through the Hope Christian Community Foundation. The full website is found at http://www.hopeccf.org/.
General Demographics- The population of Memphis and Shelby County are down for the period 2000 through 2005 by 1.2% for Memphis to .8% for Shelby County. In contrast, the population of the Memphis Metro Area (Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas) increased by 2.6%. So obviously people are moving out of Memphis and Shelby County.
Memphis is 62.9% African American, 30% white and 7.1% Hispanic, Latino or others. Shelby County (including Memphis) is 50.9% African American, 42.4% white and 6.6% Hispanic or others.
Labor Market- The labor force went from 441,250 in 2000 to 432,400 in 2005 with the unemployment rate going from 3.9% in 2000 to 6.4% in 2005. 16.1% of those employed work for governments in some form or another.
Education- Memphis graduates 66% of its students whereas Shelby County graduates 89% and Tennessee graduates 78%. However the average expenditure per student in Memphis is $8602 versus $7007 for Shelby County and $7366 for Tennessee.
FBI Statistics- The crime rate per 100,000 population for violent crimes is 1009 for Memphis versus 872 for Nashville and 554 for Dallas. The murder rate is 9.7 for Memphis versus 6.0 for Nashville and 7.3 for Dallas and 25.5 for New Orleans. Burglary is 1600 for Memphis versus 805 for Nashville.
It is obvious that Memphis has problems and that some changes are needed to address these problems and propose some solutions.
posted by watchdog at
5:12 PM
2 Comments:
You THINK crime is a problem in Memphis, for proof look at the stats I have been pulling using the MPD's CrimeMapper program. It takes someone who is very brave, has a deathwish, or a fool to stay in Memphis, when it is possible to live in relative security by driving a few miles.
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John Harvey, at 9:36 PM
We as a people of the Memphis Community need to take back our homes, community. Start watching out for your neighbors and call the police when you see something that is not right. I live in Castaila and I can tell you this. One day I saw a man just go in my neighbor's back yard. Instead of just driving away. i looked and then went and knocked on the door and told him. My neighbor knew the guy, but said that he did not have any business being back there. I have the police number in my cell phone because that is my home and my community and I will not have crminals just walking and not say anything.
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Anonymous, at 12:26 PM
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