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Donald Trump: “In 2024, Memphis had the highest violent crime rate, the…”

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FULL: Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, takes questions from Oval Office

Published | Video Starts at 03:13

This team will deploy the full powers of federal law enforcement agencies and enforcement generally to restore public safety and get dangerous career criminals off of our streets. We're going to get them off. In 2024, Memphis had the highest violent crime rate, the highest property crime rate and the third highest murder rate of any city in the nation. Other than that, they're doing quite well, thank you. A person is four times more likely to be murdered in Memphis, Tennessee today than in Mexico City. (03:13–03:23)

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Asserts that Memphis had the highest violent and property crime rates and the third highest murder rate in 2024.

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