A poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies for the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission reflects strong support for (1) more police officers and (2) letting voters decide by referendum whether Memphis police officers and firefighters should be able to live outside of Shelby County.

The poll of 294 registered voters in Memphis was conducted July 26-28. Among respondents, 53 % identified themselves as African-American or black, 40% as white, 2% as Hispanic or Latino American, and 5% as other or refused to answer
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