What happens after the Task Force leaves?
The Memphis Safe Task Force could help deliver Memphis its lowest crime rate in years, but it remains unclear what the temporary law enforcement surge has done to the city’s trajectory.
The federal government, under the direction of President Donald Trump, offered the City of Memphis no choice in the federal intervention and provided only a few days' notice.
A surge in arrests, traffic stops and law enforcement followed, introducing an extraordinary period of law enforcement activity that could help deliver one of the country’s most violent cities a rather pedestrian annual homicide rate.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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