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Blanche hopes to replicate success of Memphis crime task force to other cities

Attorney General Todd Blanche praised the successful joint efforts of federal and local law enforcement agencies in Memphis, which led to a meaningful reduction in crime-dropping to a 25-year low with a 34% decrease compared to the previous year. He emphasized that the Memphis Safe Task Force, initiated over a year ago under the Trump governance, aimed to improve public safety and that similar collaborative initiatives are being considered to address crime nationwide. A roundtable discussion in Memphis highlighted these achievements and ongoing strategies to maintain and expand law enforcement cooperation.


Attorney General Todd Blanche celebrated on Friday the work of the joint federal and local operation cracking down on crime in Memphis just over a year ago, hoping to replicate efforts across the country with similar cooperation between different law enforcement agencies.

Law enforcement officials from the federal government and Memphis held a roundtable Friday in the city, just over a year after the Trump administration launched the Memphis Safe Task Force aimed at public safety efforts in the crime-ridden city. Blanche said that crime in the city has dropped to a 25-year low, noting that overall crime is down 34% compared to last year.

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