How D.C. federal law enforcement efforts could inform what happens in Memphis
Members of the Ohio National Guard patrol the National Mall on Sept. 14 in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
It’s been a little more than a month since President Donald Trump mobilized National Guard troops and sent them into Washington, D.C., pledging a crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.
Now Trump has announced Memphis as the location of the next deployment. He signed a presidential memorandum Monday, Sept. 15, that established the Memphis Safe Task Force, a federally led crime-reduction effort that promises coordination among 13 federal agencies and potential assistance from a host of state and local law enforcement, including the National Guard.
In announcing the task force, Trump said crime-reduction efforts in the Bluff City would be a “replica” of the “extraordinarily successful” efforts in D.C.
So what has military involvement in D.C. looked like? And what does it say about how this could go in Memphis?
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Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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Memphis task force ‘evolving,’ local leaders say
The state National Guard is also being sent to Memphis, although exactly what its job will be and where they will be deployed remain some of the biggest unanswered questions.
Do residents think National Guard is the answer to crime?
Daily Memphian reporters talked to Memphis residents to find out if they support President Donald Trump’s new task force. See The Daily Memphian’s full coverage of the Memphis Safe Task Force
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