US EditionPresident Trump Visits Memphis to Highlight Crime Task Force Progress
The Memphis Safe Task Force, a 31-agency operation, has made over 7,400 arrests and seized 1,219 illegal firearms since September 2025, officials said.
- On Monday, March 23, 2026, President Donald Trump visited Memphis to lead a roundtable on the Memphis Safe Task Force, a multi-agency initiative coordinating 13 federal agencies to combat violent crime.
- Launched in September 2025, the task force aimed to restore law and order in Memphis, which the FBI identified as having the nation's highest per capita violent crime rate before the initiative began.
- Since the task force began, officials report overall crime decreased about 43%, with 7,342 arrests, 1,208 illegal firearms seized, and 150 missing children safely located, according to local law enforcement data.
- Congressman Steve Cohen criticized the visit, calling the Memphis Safe Task Force a 'political stunt' that 'violated the civil rights of residents' and arguing the National Guard should leave to be with families.
- Following the official event, the president toured Graceland, the Memphis home of Elvis Presley, continuing his long-standing personal comparison to the late musician amid ongoing regional policy pressures.
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PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to highlight the significant reductions in crime achieved by his administration’s Memphis Safe Task Force.WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald Trump, the Memphis Safe Task Force, the National Guard, and various federal agencies.WHEN & WHERE: Monday, in Memphis, Tennessee.KEY QUOTE: “These are not just minor improvements; these are lives saved, families protected, …
(LPL) – President Donald Trump visited Memphis on Monday, March 23, to highlight the results of the Memphis Safe Task Force, a federal initiative implemented in 2025 to combat crime in the city. During a roundtable discussion with authorities and law enforcement officials, Trump asserted that the strategy has led to a significant reduction in crime, citing thousands of arrests, illegal weapons seized, and missing persons located. According to of…
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Gov. Bill Lee greets President Donald Trump during Trump's March 23, 2026 visit to Memphis to tout the benefits of federal-state task crime task force. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)President Donald Trump and multiple members of his administration gathered in Memphis on Monday to praise the efforts of the federal agents and National Guard members who have patrolled the city’s streets on Trump’s orders since September. Trump and his c…
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