MEMPHIS, Tenn. (NewsNation) — A whole-of-government approach to cracking down on crime in Memphis has led to more than 2,100 arrests since the start of October, as multiple agencies are teaming up to make life safer for area residents.
NewsNation was given an exclusive look at how members of the Memphis Safe Task Force, and specifically the U.S. Marshals, are working in tandem to cut down on violent crime.
Memphis is the nation’s top-ranked city in both violent crime and overall crime, according to FBI statistics. However, since federal agents and members of the National Guard were deployed to the Tennessee city at the start of October, officials say that homicides and other serious offenses have dropped significantly.
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