One year ago, President Donald J. Trumpcreatedthe Memphis Safe Task Force and ordered a full-scale federal surge into one of America’smost violentcities.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 onceplaguedits residents.

This follows an already historic drop in 2025 versus 2024, when overall crime fell 28% — including a 26% drop in murders and 31% drop in robberies. In 2025, Memphisrecordedfewer than 200 murders for the first time since 2019.

In 2024, Memphis posted thehighest violent crime rateandhighest property crime ratein America. Its murder ratetoppedChicago, Baltimore, Detroit, and Washington, D.C., while its overall crime rate ran344% higherthan the national average.

That era is over.President Trump rejected the excuses, restored law and order, and once again proved that decline is a choice.