Discussion on Crime Rates in Memphis

Um, I, I, I, it's worth it-- We should always talk about where

we were two years ago, and it's worth talking about in, in twenty

twenty-four, Memphis had the highest rate of violent

crime per capita,

including some of the highest rates of murder, robbery, aggravated assault,

property crimes, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, in the entire

country, right here in Memphis, just two years ago.

And, and

the American people sent President Trump back to the White House, um,

for a lot of reasons. But one reason was because of what was happening

in places like Memphis, and, and they said to him that they wanted

a safer, a safer America. They wanted a safer community.

And, and one of the things that we're doing every single day in

Memphis is

delivering on that promise. And so we-- it's, it's what I do

every day. It's what, it's what the people that are on this, um,

that, that are sitting here do every day, which is working hard to, to keep--

to fulfill that promise and to, to make this country safe again.

And I think it's worth talking about the results. They speak for themselves.

Um, we started this, the Memphis Task Force last

September, so just over a year ago.

Uh, Director Serralta, I, I think I was in the room in

DC

when he was told that his

reward for being a great director of the Marshals Service and his

reward

for being in charge of making DC safe again

was that we were also s-- We didn't take away his jobs.

We just sent him to Memphis and said, "Now go make Memphis safe again

as well." So he, he, um, really has done a

phenomenal job, not only in Memphis and, but running the Marshals

Service and also, um, helping with, with DC as well.