Attorney General Bondi Reports Memphis Crime Drops in Memphis Safe Task Force Update; HUD Launches Crime Hotline
November 26, 2025 · The Justice Department · 0:31:07
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What happened
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Tennessee officials gave an update on the Memphis Safe Task Force in Memphis on November 26, 2025, according to the Justice Department broadcast. Bondi said that in the 56 days of the federal surge, compared with the same period a year earlier, murders in Memphis were down 48 percent, sexual assault down 49 percent, robbery down 61 percent, and overall serious crime down 45 percent, as stated in her remarks. She said more than 3,100 arrests had been made, including 327 known gang members; 501 firearms had been seized; approximately 157 federal charges had been filed; and 121 missing and endangered children had been located and returned to safety, according to her remarks. Bondi noted Memphis had the highest violent crime rate in the country in 2024, with a total crime rate 344 percent higher than the national average, as stated in the update.
HUD Secretary Scott Turner, whom Bondi introduced as a partner in the effort, announced a new HUD crime hotline allowing public-housing residents to report criminals, sex offenders, human traffickers, gang activity, drug distribution, and fraud to the HUD Office of Inspector General, according to his remarks. Turner said the Memphis Housing Authority serves more than 9,700 households and receives $107 million to administer federal rental assistance, and he urged residents: “If you see it, if you hear about it, report it,” as stated in his remarks.
Senator Bill Hagerty and Governor Bill Lee also spoke, with Hagerty pledging to sustain the effort through federal appropriations and Lee presented as the administration’s model of state cooperation, according to the broadcast.
Why it matters
The update is the administration’s flagship progress report for its city crime-surge model — 56 days of Memphis numbers offered as proof of concept — and it extends the model into public housing through HUD’s new crime hotline.
Scoreboard watch
Bondi’s 56-day Memphis figures — murders down 48 percent, serious crime down 45 percent, 3,100-plus arrests, 501 firearms seized, 157 federal charges, 121 children recovered — are specific, dated claims for the scoreboard editor to check against Memphis and federal data.
Sources: The Justice Department, “Attorney General Bondi, Tennessee Officials Provide Update on Memphis Safe Task Force”, 2025-11-26 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-11-26). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.
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