Boundaries: Crump on the south, Mississippi River on west, Auction St. on the
north (and includes Mud Island) , and Danny Thomas Blvd. on the east.
One of the most unique precincts in the Memphis
Police Department is the South Main Station, formerly the Downtown
Precinct.
The
South Main Station is under the command of Deputy Chief
Steve Cole.
For information on the population of each
precinct by ward click here: Precinct
Population
In January 1994, the Beale Street Substation, which was staffed by officers from the West
Precinct, became the Downtown Precinct - the city's sixth fully operational
precinct.
While in square miles and residential population the smallest precinct, the
South Main Station swells to several hundred thousand people a day due to a large workforce
population, various downtown events held during the year, and the many tourists who visit
historic sites such as Beale Street and the Civil Rights museum.
2006 Stats
Calls: 36,735
Specials: 88,750
Arrests: 6,996
Offense Reports: 6,591
Citations: 53,689
Avg. Response Time: 2.51minutes
The South Main Station has the largest bike patrol unit and
used to be the site of the MPD Police Museum which closed in
December of 2005.
In the fall of 2000 the Downtown Precinct relocated to the
newly renovated Central Train Station as part of the South Main/Downtown Revitalization
Project.
The South Main Station officers
cover approximately 5.01 square miles and provide service to
over 18,000 permanent residents.
Entertainment District Unit (EDU)
The South
Main Station is home to the
Entertainment District Unit that was formed in 2003 to address the additional traffic and
larger crowds drawn to the newly revitalized downtown area. These 40
EDU officers can be easily spotted by their royal blue uniform
shirts. This special unit receives specialized training courses
geared specifically towards entertainment districts – including
crowd and traffic control.
Neighborhood Watch
The Neighborhood Watch Coordinator is Ms. O. Perry.
Ms. Perry can be reached at the South Main Station Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm.
If you have a question or
concern that can be handled at the precinct level please contact us!
901-525-9800
Remember - emails are not for emergency contacts
as they are not monitored 24 hours.
MPD precincts
Uniform Patrol is the largest division of the MPD
and is responsible for answering calls within the city's eight precincts.
For more information on each
precinct click on the links below:
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