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White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - President Trump Promised to Make Memphis Safe Again. One Year Later, the Numbers Prove It.
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One year ago, President Donald J. Trump created the Memphis Safe Task Force and ordered a full-scale federal surge into one of America’s most violent cities. President Trump directed coordination of more than 30 federal, state, and local agencies in making arrests, clearing warrants, seizing illegal firearms, and saturating neighborhoods that Democrats had long surrendered to gangs and chaos.
One year later, the results are undeniable and the city is being reclaimed from the violent crime and chaos that once plagued its residents.
The numbers:
• Overall crime in Memphis is down nearly 36% from last year.
+ Murders are down 36%.
+ Sexual assaults are down 28%.
+ Motor vehicle thefts are down 57%.
+ Robberies are down 42%.
+ Shoplifting is down 44%.
+ Aggravated assaults are down 26%.
• The city is on pace for a 25-year low in overall crime.
• Across Shelby County, violent crime is down more than 30% and major property crime is down more than 40%.
Task Force results as of September 15, 2026:
• 12,747 arrests, including: