From Breitbart:
President Donald Trump declared Monday that the crime problem in Memphis, Tennessee, has been solved through the Memphis Safe Task Force.
Trump’s comment came during a Memphis Safe Task Force Roundtable, where he highlighted high levels of crime in the city the year he returned to the Oval Office.
Fox 13 Memphis reported on March 18 that overall crime in the city is down 43 percent compared to the same period in 2025, before Trump instituted the task force. Meanwhile, the White House shared figures Monday, underscoring the stark drop in specific crime categories:
Motor vehicle thefts are down 67%.
Robberies are down 51%.
Sexual assaults are down 38%.
Homicides are down 35%.
Burglaries are down 32%.
Aggravated assaults are down 31%.
“It was averaging far more than one murder per day, with a crime rate higher than Colombia, Mexico City, or Baghdad … I shouldn’t be saying this, but here’s the good news: it’s been fixed, alright? I hate to say this because it’s so negative,” Trump said. “In the year before I took office, Memphis saw more than 12,500 violent assaults, 429 rapes, and 7,600 burglaries and armed robberies … and getting worse.”
Trump said the crime rate was due to “years of local politicians, judges, and prosecutors who sided with violent criminals over law-abiding citizens.”
.@POTUS: "For years, prior to our involvement, Memphis had become known for something else—being the murder capital of the USA…it was averaging more than 1 murder per day, with a crime rate higher than Colombia, Mexico City, or Baghdad…Here's the good news: it's been fixed." pic.twitter.com/F2ArWQd9WA
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 23, 2026
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