Using data from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this brief finds that, while males in the general population were more likely to use illicit drugs in the past year than females, this pattern reversed among justice-involved people.
President Trump announced on September 12 that he would dispatch military troops and federal agents to Memphis, TN, in an effort to reduce crime and violence. This brief examines six-month trends for 10 different crime types in Memphis, as well as separate data on gun thefts.
The administration’s investment of federal law enforcement resources in DC offers a chance to prioritize public safety over politics. But doing so will require building lasting crime-fighting infrastructure beyond the temporary surge.
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