Metro Parks is sharing more details about the redesign of the city’s little-known memorial garden in Centennial Park for the more than 200 Nashville youth who lost their lives to violence.
Nashville police adds violent crime unit, in latest embrace of a new strategy
The latest effort in MNPD Chief John Drake’s “precision policing” philosophy is a new Violent Crime Division to investigate carjackings, armed robberies and other serial violent crimes.
Nashville’s memorial garden honoring more than 200 deceased children will finally be redesigned
The little-known Children’s Memory Garden is getting $1.7 million from the Centennial Park Conservancy to make the memorial more accessible.
As Nashville experiments with alternatives to policing, this teen has some ideas to curb violence in his community
Nashville is experimenting with a new funding model to support community groups working to prevent violence.
Nashville is doling out $5,000 to groups to curb community violence. Some say it’s far too little.
This year, Nashville set aside about $2 million for nonprofit groups working to prevent violence. The new line item in the budget comes at a time when shootings are spiking, both by residents and by police.
City Leaders Turn To Community Engagement To Prevent Violent Crimes In Nashville
City leaders in policing and public services are all turning to community outreach in hopes of slowing the tide of homicides, assaults and other violent crimes.
‘We Keep Us Safe’: Nashville Protesters Rally For Peace After Police Shooting
In response to rising gun violence, community organizers in Nashville wanted April 24 to be 24 hours of peace. A police shooting just before midnight shattered that plan.
Report: Tennessee Gun Deaths Are On The Rise
Listen A new report published Tuesday by the Safe Tennessee Project finds that gun deaths are on the rise in Tennessee and outpace the national average. The gun-control advocacy group says the state’s lenient gun laws could be partially to blame.
The Tri-Star State: There’s A National Conversation On Gun Control. What About In Tennessee?
Listen The recent back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Ohio have prompted a national conversation on gun control laws. One of the measures being discussed, both nationally and at the state level, are so-called “red flag” laws.
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