Memphis gangs “are falling apart” and entire gang networks are “without any sort of direction,” according to Memphis Safe Task Force officials Monday.
While not the focus of Monday’s roundtable, gangs were a key point of discussion for many on the panel. Hundreds of Memphis gang members have been arrested, they said, including key gang leaders. Even the set of the roundtable was decorated with guns seized from gangs and boxes labeled “D.E.A. evidence,” which were seized from “violent gang members.”
At least 48 gangs operated in Memphis in 2024, according to the latest public data. That’s what the Memphis Police Department’s Multi-Agency Gang Unit (MGU) told Memphis City Council members at the time…