Memphis Crime Drops After Federal Task Force Crackdown

Memphis Crime Drops After Federal Task Force Crackdown

The Trump administration’s federal crackdown on Memphis crime produced dramatic results in just weeks, with Attorney General Pam Bondi announcing steep drops in homicides and other violent offenses during a Monday press conference. Since federal officers deployed to Memphis in late September, the city has seen a 48 percent decrease in homicides and a 45 percent year-over-year decrease in “overall serious crime.” Bondi added that sexual assaults …