Memphis Task Force Makes 12,000 Arrests, Seizes 2,100 Guns as Crime Falls 36%
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
Memphis Task Force Makes 12,000 Arrests, Seizes 2,100 Guns as Crime Falls 36%
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
Summary
More than 12,000 arrests and 2,100 illegal-gun seizures marked the first year of the Memphis Safe Task Force, a federal-state-local operation launched after Trump ordered National Guard deployment to the city.
Crime data reviewed by Fox News Digital showed overall crime fell 36% year over year, with murders down 44%, robberies 43%, motor vehicle thefts 57%, aggravated assaults 27%, burglaries 27% and shoplifting 44%.
Memphis had the nation's highest violent-crime rate in 2024, and homicides had jumped to 397 in 2023 from 301 a year earlier before the task force began.
The administration is casting Memphis as a model for broader federal anti-crime surges, including a similar law-enforcement push in Washington, D.C., where officials also report a sharp drop in crime.