President Donald Trump’s federalization of Memphis, Tennessee, is proving a success, with crime numbers dropping as thousands of federal agents take to the streets to make arrests, the Daily Caller has learned.
After cleaning up Washington, DC, Trump announced in early September that he would next send the National Guard to Memphis. He created a task force deploying other federal agencies like the FBI, ATF and DOJ to the city to focus on cracking down on crime starting September 29.
As of Thursday, 2,213 arrests were made during Trump’s crackdown, according to a daily police report on the efforts obtained by the Daily Caller. To date, 139 known gang members have been arrested, 379 firearms seized and 97 missing children recovered as part of these efforts.
“The numbers clearly show that Memphis is safer because of President Trump’s federal momentum,” Attorney General Pam Bondi told the Caller in a statement.
“Our agents from the FBI, DEA, US Marshals and ATF have done incredible work alongside HSI and local law enforcement to combat violent crime and restore safety to an iconic American city. Tolerating crime is a choice, and this Department of Justice chooses law and order,” she added.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R-TN) (R) looks on as U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) (2 left) and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) hold an order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump (left) sending National Guard troops to Memphis, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, September 15, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
On Thursday, the last day of the crackdown, 1,639 officers from 31 agencies were on the streets of Memphis making arrests, according to a daily police report on the efforts obtained by the caller. Others are expected to take to the streets on Friday.
During Thursday’s operation, one person was arrested on a warrant for attempted first-degree murder, according to a daily report obtained by The Caller. Wednesday, one person was arrested on a warrant for second-degree murder, according to today’s report. Other notable arrests during Wednesday’s operation included the arrest of an individual on a warrant for child rape, aggravated sexual battery and incest.
The Memphis Police Department has been publishing crime data on the city’s website since Oct. 1, a day after the operation began, through today. A 2024 column reflects crime statistics from the same period of the previous year, an administration official told the caller.
Murders fell 52.38% compared to Trump’s crackdown at the same time last year, the data shows. Similarly, data shows that sexual assaults decreased by 55.56%, robberies by 65.82%, burglaries by 33.98%, and aggravated assaults by 47.30%.
Comparing data from Trump’s inauguration to the same period last year, motor vehicle thefts are down 79.79%. In total, crime in these categories is down 46.65%.
On Friday, 158 National Guard officers will take to the streets to help eliminate crime in Memphis, according to a daily report obtained by the Caller.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing a presidential memorandum in the Oval Office September 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
A month after Trump began his fight against crime in Washington, D.C., White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the caller that Trump would be willing to work with Republican governors to end crime in blue cities. (RELATED: The Numbers Don’t Lie: Trump’s Washington Crackdown Is Working)
“Democrats have tried to argue that red states have higher crime rates while neglecting the problems of high crime in blue cities. I wonder if the president would consider working with red state governors to address high crime in blue cities, such as in Memphis, Tennessee,” White House correspondent Reagan Reese asked Leavitt.
“The president wants to work with everyone across this country who wants to end these horrible policies and restore law and order to our streets, and I think that’s proven by his tremendous cooperation with the mayor of Washington, D.C. and our nation’s capital, and just look at the results of that,” the press secretary said before touting Trump’s tough-on-crime statistics.
