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Trump Celebrates Drop in Crime Rates in Memphis, Touts Law-and-Order Approach

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Washington, March 24 (IANS) President Donald Trump went to Memphis to celebrate a sharp reported drop in violent crime, and used the moment to argue that aggressive federal intervention can restore order in troubled American cities.At a roundtable on Monday, Trump presented the city as a model for his law-and-order approach.“We’ve achieved one of the largest, fastest declines in violent crime ever recorded,” Trump said, citing a 60 per cent drop in robberies, a 74 per cent fall in carjacki…