SCOOP: Trump's Memphis crime crackdown locates dozens of missing kids, removes 109 gangbangers from streets
Attorney General Pam Bondi praises efforts to locate missing children and arrest gang members
By Emma Colton Fox News
Published October 22, 2025 2:58pm EDT
FIRST ON FOX: Law enforcement officials have made more than 1,000 arrests and found dozens of missing children in Memphis, Tennessee, as part of President Donald Trump's crime crackdown in the notoriously violent city, Fox News Digital learned Wednesday.
"From arresting more than 100 gang members to locating more than 70 missing children, our brave federal agents and local authorities are doing incredible work to protect the good people of Memphis," Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday in comment to Fox News Digital. "Tolerating crime is a choice: under President Trump, we refuse to accept the victimization of innocent American citizens and will continue making our cities safe again."
A White House official told Fox Digital that there have been 1,309 total arrests since September, when the operation officially launched, including nine arrests for homicide, 52 arrests for sex offenses, 527 for warrants and 132 for firearm offenses.
Memphis has long been one of America's most dangerous cities, frequently ranking in the top spot for violent crime and recording 40.6 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024.
Trump signed a presidential memorandum Sept. 15 that established the Memphis Safe Task Force and authorized the National Guard to report to the city.
Tennessee is a red state, with Republican Gov. Bill Lee supporting and encouraging the administration's efforts to snuff out crime in the city. Lee said during a press conference earlier in October that the crime crackdown could last "forever" as federal officials converge on the city.
"We do know this is going to last for months, and we have just begun," Lee said. "In fact, I will tell you that it will last forever."
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