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Aggressive Policing in Memphis Goes Far Beyond the Scorpion Unit

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Memphis police arrested nearly 15,000 people for violent and property crimes in 2021. That was almost twice as many people as police arrested that year in Nashville. The vast majority of people arrested in Memphis were Black, a large overrepresentation, even in a city where 65% of residents are Black. Some people here complain that approach has left their communities scarred by fear.

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Aggressive Policing in Memphis Goes Far Beyond the Scorpion Unit

Data shows Memphis police arrested more people – mostly Black men – than other Tennessee cities.

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Aggressive policing in Memphis goes far beyond the Scorpion Unit

Surveillance video from a Dollar General in Memphis showed that three police officers beat and kicked Reginald Dean, pictured, in April 2022. Photo by

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The Marshall Project broke the news in on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.
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