Fact-check · Sep 22, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Crime in each place went down over 80%”
FALSE
What the record shows
Memphis: violent crime down 23.1% (2023-2025), property crime down 38.6%. New Orleans: overall crime down 21% YoY, 43% over two years. DC: violent crime down 35% (2023-2024). Largest single-category declines: Memphis carjacking -48%, New Orleans carjacking -49%, DC carjacking -53%.
Sources
- Memphis Crime Rate [2026 Update & Stats]
- Crime in Memphis: What You Need to Know - Council on Criminal Justice
- Reported Crime Continues to Decline Across the Board
- Reported crimes down in 2025 compared to 2024, MSCC says | News | fox13memphis.com
- Crime in Memphis, Tennessee
- Crime in Memphis, Tennessee (TN): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map
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