Yesterday, President Donald Trump visited Memphis, Tennessee, with Secretary Pete Hegseth to discuss the substantial reductions in violent crime the city has achieved. Memphis was among the most dangerous cities in the nation; the administration’s Memphis Safe Task Force brought together the National Guard and federal agencies to strategize, enforce strict policies, and implement a zero-tolerance policy toward criminal activity.
They made more than 7400 arrests; many were murderers, gangsters, sexual perverts, and drug traffickers. They seized 1219 illegal firearms and located 150 missing children. Memphis now has an overall crime decrease of more than 43% compared to the same period last year. Motor vehicle thefts are down 67%, shootings dropped 40%, sexual crimes down by 38%, and aggravated assault 31%. There were fewer than 200 murders for the first time since 2019.
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