FOX13 Investigates: Crime Numbers in the One Year Since Memphis Safe Task Force Operations
Council members cite shootings, ICE raids and poor communication as the Trump-backed operation reports more than 20,000 arrests.
- On the one-year anniversary of the Memphis Safe Task Force's creation, the Trump administration touted results while Memphis City Councilmember JB Smiley called for the unit to leave the city.
- President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on September 15, 2025, deploying the task force to Shelby County to lower crime through a coalition of local, state, and federal agencies.
- Data from the Memphis Police Department shows a 36% decrease in murders and a 38% decrease in homicides since 2025, with more than 188,000 traffic stops and over 20,000 arrests reported as of September 14.
- Criticizing the task force's impact, Shangri-La Records co-owner John Miller stated the city has "taken a step backwards," citing multiple deadly shootings involving task force members over the past year.
- Governor Bill Lee's decree authorizing the National Guard expires September 30, though the MSTF's overall operational timeline remains publicly unclear despite local calls for the unit's departure.
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White House Says Memphis Is Safer One Year Later with Crime Down Nearly 36 Percent
The White House on Tuesday highlighted a nearly 36 percent decline in overall crime in Memphis one year after President Donald Trump established the Memphis Safe Task Force, citing reductions across major categories of crime and thousands of arrests.
189 Children Found, Over 12,000 Arrested in Memphis Task Force Operations
Members of the U.S. Army National Guard listen as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Memphis Safe Task Force roundtable in Memphis, Tenn., on March 23, 2026. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
Memphis Safe Task Force Sees Record Drops In Crime After 1 Year Of Operation
After A Year Of Deployment In The City, The Memphis Safe Task Force Has Made 12,747 Arrests, Seized 2,160 Firearms From Criminals, And Located 189 Children, Statistics Which The Trump Administration Is Promoting As Part Of The Success In Lowering Overall Crime In Memphis By As Much As 36%.
City Council members plan to ask Task Force to leave
On the one-year anniversary of the executive order that created and sent the Memphis Safe Task Force to the city, relatives and friends of those rounded up in the El Corralon nightclub raid told the council that raid and others have split families.
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