(NewsNation) — After an effort to clean up crime in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump announced that Memphis, Tennessee, would soon see the deployment of National Guard troops in a similar way.

Trump has called the city "deeply troubled" and said his administration would fix the issue of crime "just like we did in Washington." According to FBI crime data, Memphis had the highest rate of murder and other violent crimes in 2024, with the White House saying the crime rate was 344% higher than the national average last year and that 149 homicides have taken place in the city so far in 2025.

Memphis police have reported a five-year low in crimes like robbery and burglary, and a six-year low in murders. They also said the rate of aggravated assaults had reached a five-year low, while se

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