{"id":2625298,"date":"2026-07-06T05:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nations-most-crime-ridden-city-sees-big-drop-after-federal-police-surge\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T05:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:34:56","slug":"nations-most-crime-ridden-city-sees-big-drop-after-federal-police-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nations-most-crime-ridden-city-sees-big-drop-after-federal-police-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation&#8217;s most crime-ridden city sees big drop after federal police surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnations-most-crime-ridden-city-sees-big-drop-after-federal-police-surge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2625298&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 14-year-old girl was rescued from a drug-filled motel room in Memphis during a child trafficking inquiry. The man with her was arrested, and law enforcement agencies-including federal, state, and local police-conducted the operation. Over the past nine months, Memphis Safe Task Force has arrested approximately 10,600 individuals, including those involved in homicides and missing persons, with efforts expanding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-d-a-gascon-dismantles-hardcore-gang-unit-for-new-public-health-approach\/\" title=\"L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Dis...tles Hardcore Gang Unit For New \u2018Public Health Approach...\">improve public safety<\/a> long-term. The task force, modeled after a D.C. initiative and formed amid federal pressure to reform policing, focuses on addressing crime through proactive street-level interventions such as traffic stops for minor violations. its success has led to significant declines in violent crimes and increased indictments. Plans are underway to establish a permanent federal-supported model and expand to other cities, depending on local requests. The partnership reflects bipartisan cooperation aimed at reducing crime and enhancing community safety in Memphis, which previously grappled with high crime rates and issues related to police practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A missing 14-year-old girl was rescued from a drug-filled motel room in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/memphis\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/memphis\">Memphis<\/a> on Monday night in what police are investigating as a child trafficking incident. The man found with the child was arrested and taken away by a swath of federal, state, and local <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\">police<\/a> on site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That man is among roughly 10,600 people who have been arrested in Memphis by the Memphis Safe Task Force in its nine months of operation in America\u2019s most <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\">crime<\/a>-ridden city, according to Gadyaces Serralta, the government official overseeing the operation.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4636426\/paul-pelosi-hit-and-run-charge-napa-county\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Paul Pelosi facing hit-and-run charge: Napa County sheriff\u2019s office<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4635814\/shooting-michigan-dearborn-mall\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Shooting in Michigan mall leaves at least 2 dead: Authorities<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4635017\/fake-ransom-note-nancy-guthrie-california-man\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California man pleads guilty to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-man-pleads-guilty-to-sending-fake-ransom-note-in-nancy-guthrie-case\/\" title=\"California ... pleads guilty to sending fake ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case\">sending fake ransom note<\/a> in Nancy Guthrie case<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs recent as last night, we\u2019re still recovering juveniles,\u201d said Serralta, executive director for the U.S. Marshals Service and head of the task force, in an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\">U.S. Marshal\u2019s Service Memphis Safe Task Force (U.S. Marshal\u2019s Service)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-image-caption=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Marshal\u2019s Service Memphis Safe Task Force (U.S. Marshal\u2019s Service)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/image-collage-8aeabjrda-1783016865156-e1783033679505<\/a>.jpg?1783002679&#038;w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Memphis Safe Task Force. (U.S. Marshals Service)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials from the city, state, and federal government entered into a partnership last fall to take on crime in the western Tennessee city, where the per capita crime rate surpassed all other U.S. cities prior to the task force\u2019s work. It meant Democrats and Republicans, as well as beat cops and federal agents, were teaming up with a common goal: improve public safety, not just for a few months, but long-term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The joint effort has led to nearly 10,600 arrests since Sept. 30, 2025, including 100 homicide arrests and the recovery of 55 missing people and children, including the child found on Monday. Serralta said the nearly 10,600 arrests were made by the task force\u2019s members, meaning they do not include arrests made by local and state police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serralta offered a look inside the operation, including how officers look for crime, how the task force has achieved high prosecution rates, and plans to expand this footprint to other cities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) said the collaboration between Memphis, Nashville, and Washington has led to a \u201cgenerational opportunity\u201d to address crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery Memphian deserves to feel safe in their community, and through state, local, and federal partnerships, the Memphis Safe Task Force has created a generational opportunity that is delivering remarkable results to enhance public safety and improve quality of life,\u201d Lee said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-how-it-came-about\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it came about<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Memphis was under federal pressure to reform policing practices in the early 2020s after a Justice Department investigation revealed a pattern of officers going after black drivers in traffic stops and using unnecessary force during encounters, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu-tn.org\/press-releases\/one-year-after-the-trump-administration-abandoned-police-reform-new-aclu-report-finds-evidence-of-continued-excessive-force\/\">according to<\/a> the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee. The city vowed to address the problem, as well as soaring crime levels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Memphis Safe Task Force was modeled after a similar initiative in Washington, D.C.,\u00a0that began in August 2025 following an announcement by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effort brought together a swath of police agencies, including the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, IRS, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Memphis Police Department, and the National Guard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\">(U.S. Marshal\u2019s Service)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/55367063949_da339a3507_k.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(U.S. Marshals Service)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams on the street every day are comprised of local, state, and federal police. Immigration enforcement is not the focus of the task force.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marshals Service is known for tracking down fugitives. In his role overseeing the task force, Serralta explained that agents and officers from various agencies are focused on all types of crime and are pursuing it through everything from conducting traffic stops for expired registration to responding to emergency calls and searching for wanted individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe monitor the police radio. We respond to in-progress calls and burglary calls, assault charges, assault calls, battery calls. We respond to everything that we can possibly respond to as a task force, so that we\u2019re split up into the districts,\u201d Serralta said. \u201cWe get there first, and you know, the smoke\u2019s still coming out of the guns, you know, the knife wielder\u2019s still holding the knife in many cases. So we are witnessing and apprehending individuals shortly after the crime is committed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the federal-state-local task force was set up by the White House last fall, the city was not enforcing basic traffic violations, such as expired registration tags or broken taillights, so that was where the task force began, Serralta said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe created a line that I personally witnessed going around out of the clerk\u2019s office, where they do tags. Out and around the block, right, because that was the impact that we had,\u201d Serralta said. \u201cYou can no longer not register your car, right. And what we found is that good people had not been registering their car, and bad people definitely weren\u2019t registered, but when THP starts giving citations on [failure to register], MPD as well, that triggers the good folks to go out and get their tags. So, what do we have left? Bad guys that haven\u2019t gotten their tags, so simple traffic stops.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-where-it-goes-next\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where it goes next<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared to before the task force hit the ground last October, Serralta reported a 43% decline in homicides, 33% decline in sexual assault, 50% decline in robberies, and 32% decline in aggravated assault.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\">(U.S. Marshal\u2019s Service)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/55367024113_97a24f720b_k.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(U.S. Marshals Service)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task force\u2019s success extends beyond police statistics. Serralta said the task force has been able to refer many cases to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Western District of Tennessee. At present, the U.S. attorney\u2019s office is six indictments from surpassing the total indictments reached in 2023 and 2024 combined, compared to the nine months that the task force has been on the ground.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plans are in place to transition the task force to a permanent state-led model with continued federal support and resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTennessee has a state legislature and a governor and a congressman and senators that care, and a mayor that cares,\u201d Serralta said. \u201cThe mayor there, which is not a Republican, right, cares about his people, though, right? So we have a good working relationship with the mayor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The approach is being considered for expansion to other cities, depending on local requests and support, including at Trump\u2019s urging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4630783\/trump-ice-director-nomination-concerns\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4630783\/trump-ice-director-nomination-concerns\/\">CONCERNS RISE OVER TRUMP NOMINATION OF OKLAHOMA STATE TROOPER TO LEAD ICE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can tell you that [Trump] has mentioned going to other cities, and we will, I\u2019m sure we will. Where we go next? It largely relies upon, you know, who asks for it, right?\u201d Serralta said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re grateful for Trump Administration\u2019s leadership and the unprecedented collaboration between the U.S. Marshals and our state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-dept-launches-regional-gun-trafficking-strike-forces\/\" title=\"Justice Dept Launches Regional Gun Trafficking Strike Forces\">local law enforcement partners<\/a>, whose commitment to public safety will continue to make a meaningful difference in Memphis long beyond the task force operation,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14-year-old girl rescued in Memphis child trafficking case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2625299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-8aeabjrda-1783016865156-e1783033679505.jpg?1783002679&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50403,58211,41720],"class_list":["post-2625298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crime-2","tag-federal-police","tag-urban-safety"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-8aeabjrda-1783016865156-e1783033679505.jpg?1783002679&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625298"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625302,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625298\/revisions\/2625302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2625299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}