Political Quotes

“what the Senator fails to mention is that the cities with the high crime problem are blue cities. They are blue cities. Also, what he should know is that 63 percent of the residents of Memphis support having the Memphis Safe Task Force fighting the crime that is there. Now, Memphis had the highest rate per capita in the Nation in 2024, with 2,501 instances of violent crime for every 100,000 people. Now, that is a stat that came from the FBI, and it is why the people in Memphis wanted us to move forward and do something about this. Since the start of the task force, overall, violent crime rates have fallen 46 percent when compared to the same period last year, and homicides are down 50 percent. Carjackings and sexual assault are down 60 percent. So when my colleague objects to this, he is objecting to what the good people of Memphis in this fabulous, iconic city are seeing--the results they are seeing. They want Memphis to be the safest city in the country, not the most violent. They have objected to the arrest of nearly 2,900 criminals in the last 50 days, including sex offenders, murderers, and other violent criminals. They have objected to the rescue of 116 missing children-- 116 children who have been recovered. They have objected to over 300 known gang members being apprehended. They have objected to the seizure of 470 illegal firearms. We are going to continue to work to make certain that Memphis is the safest city in the United States.”