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, Memphis City Councilmember JB Smiley called for the federal unit to leave the city, even as officials touted results.
- President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on September 15, 2025, deploying the unit to Shelby County as a coalition of local, state, and federal agencies aimed at lowering crime.
- As of September 14, the task force reported more than 188,000 traffic stops and over 20,000 arrests, with Memphis Police Department data showing a 36% decrease in murders and a 38% decrease in homicides since 2025.
- Community members reported unrest over the past year, citing multiple deadly shootings involving task force members, while Shangri-La Records co-owner John Miller said the city has 'taken a step backwards.'
- 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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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)
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.
'Numbers prove it': Trump says Memphis crime is down 36% since task force arrival
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- President Donald Trump says crime is down 36% after a year of sending the Memphis Safe Task Force to the city to "make Memphis safe again." The City of Memphis Safer Communities Dashboard is also reporting that violent crime in the city is down by 36% this year compared to last year. [...]
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