(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that National Guard troops will be deployed to Memphis, referring to the Tennessee city as “deeply troubled.”

Memphis had the highest rate of murder and other violent crimes in the country in 2024, according to a USA Today analysis of FBI crime data. Memphis police reported a 25-year low in crimes like larceny, robbery and burglary, as well as a six-year low in murders.

Local police also said the rate of aggravated assaults had reached a five-year low, while sexual assaults were the lowest they had been in 20 years.

Despite those reported reductions, Trump reiterated his concerns regarding crime rates in the city and said he would also send in militarized troops if necessary.

“We’re going to fix that, just like we did Washington,”

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