A brazen robber is on the run after an armed robbery at a Walgreens store in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday. It's one of the latest crimes plaguing one of the nation's most dangerous cities.
The man burst into the Walgreens on Macon Road around 1:30 a.m. with two guns in each hand. According to Memphis Policeshared an amazing video of the scene.
The unidentified man demanded that the employees on duty at the cemetery steal whatever cash was available and flee with an undisclosed amount.
He was dressed entirely in black, including an out-of-season short-sleeved shirt and a ski mask covering his face.
Serious crimes are common in the birthplace of rock and roll.
Memphis had a staggering 202 homicides in 2024, more than any other homicide in the nation, according to November 2024 results. Metropolitan Mayors Association Violent Crime Survey. It was second only to Los Angeles, which had 226 murders.
According to the study, Memphis last year was on par with the City of Angels, which recorded 249 homicides in 2023. That year, it was only second to Philadelphia, which had an unprecedented 329 murders.
Still, Memphis still ranks lower than either in terms of safety due to several other factors that platforms like WalletHub consider. used to determine the overall safety of a population.
The Bluff City came in last place in a safety survey of 182 other cities. In addition to natural disaster risk, it also ranks surprisingly low in categories such as household, community, and economic security.
In terms of economic security, the city ranked second to last, behind Detriot. It ranked 180th in community and home safety, just ahead of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The highest ranking was in the category of natural disasters, outperforming 81 other cities.
Meanwhile, research has found that even the city of New York is safe.
Yonkers is the 6th safest city in WalletHub's research, ranking 3rd for home and community safety, 29th for natural disaster risk, and 139th for economic security.
South Burlington, Vermont. Casper, Wyoming, Warwick, Rhode Island, and Burlington, Vermont. Boise, Idaho, ranked in the top five for safest cities overall in the study.
