Attorney General Todd Blanche Visits Memphis to Tout Task Force as Crime Falls to 25-Year Low
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Kaitlin Housler (via Tennessee Star)
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche visited Memphis on Friday to highlight the Memphis Safe Task Force's results, crediting the multi-agency operation with reducing overall crime by 34 percent from the previous year.
Blanche said the task force, which launched in September 2025, has helped drive a 33 percent decline in murders, a 25 percent drop in sexual assaults, a 54 percent decrease in motor vehicle thefts, and a 40 percent decline in robberies.
