DOJ found reasonable cause to believe Memphis police engage in excessive force and discriminate against Black residents, then closed the case and retracted the findings in 2025

On December 4, 2024, the DOJ Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee released findings from an investigation opened July 27, 2023, stating reasonable cause to believe the Memphis Police Department and City engage in a pattern or practice of excessive force, unlawful stops, searches and arrests, discrimination against Black people in enforcement, and discrimination against people with behavioral health disabilities.