The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Shelby Forest-Frayser

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Shelby Forest-Frayser. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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Other Crime Grade
F

$90.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN

In 2025, crime will cost $5,950 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Shelby Forest-Frayser with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Shelby Forest-Frayser's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Shelby Forest-Frayser sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of neighborhoods and behind 98%. The grade covers only Shelby Forest-Frayser's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Shelby Forest-Frayser is 105.3 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 6 in the south areas to 1 in 21 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN report the most crime, about 896 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 86 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Shelby Forest-Frayser for 2025 is $90,533,806, about $2,046 per resident and $5,950 per household. That equals 9.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Shelby Forest-Frayser Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN: $2046
Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN: $2536
Four Corners, Antioch, TN: $459
Tennessee: $694
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Shelby Forest-Frayser is $2,046 per year, which is $1,582 more than the national average and $1,353 more than Memphis's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Shelby Forest-Frayser:
  • In Downtown Memphis, Memphis, TN, crime costs $2,536 per person, which is $490 more than in Shelby Forest-Frayser.
  • In Four Corners, Antioch, TN, crime costs $459 per person, which is $1,587 less than in Shelby Forest-Frayser

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Shelby Forest-Frayser for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Shelby Forest-Frayser
Cost per Shelby Forest-Frayser Resident
Murder
$33.9 million
$765
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.90 million
$43
Robbery
$2.39 million
$54
Assault
$23.1 million
$522
Kidnapping
$2.07 million
$47
Vehicle Theft
$6.08 million
$137
Burglary
$3.90 million
$88
Theft
$9.13 million
$206
Arson
$150,187
$3
Vandalism
$6.35 million
$144
Animal Cruelty
$41,050
$1
Drug Crimes
$1.55 million
$35
Identity Theft
$9,291
$0
Total Cost of Crime
$90,533,806
$2,046

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Shelby Forest-Frayser totals $240,165,001 ($5,428 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $330,698,807 ($7,475 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Shelby Forest-Frayser has 1, do the same, and of Shelby Forest-Frayser's 44,243 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Shelby Forest-Frayser Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Shelby Forest-Frayser residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
18.18
Robbery
1.716
Rape
0.7096
Murder
0.4073
Total Violent Crime
21.01 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
39.85
Vehicle Theft
8.870
Burglary
9.707
Arson
0.1406
Total Property Crime
58.56 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.7733
Drug Crimes
4.735
Vandalism
20.10
Identity Theft
0.0271
Animal Cruelty
0.1254
Total "Other" Rate
25.76 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Shelby Forest-Frayser is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Shelby Forest-Frayser.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
D+
D+
D
D
D+
D-
D-
C
F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Shelby Forest-Frayser is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
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A
A
B
B
B
F
F
F
F
F
F
B
B-
B-
F
D
D
A
B
B
B-
D
D
C-
B-
B-
B
B-
B-

Considering only the crime rate, Shelby Forest-Frayser is less safe than the Tennessee state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 16% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Shelby Forest-Frayser schools on SchoolGrade

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