The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its 2017 “Crime in Tennessee” report, revealing a slight overall increase in reported crimes in the most recent reporting year.
Among the findings in the 2017 report: Reported instances of Murder increased 6.7% from 2016 to 2017.
Reported Rape offenses increased 3.2% in the same time period.
Juveniles accounted for 6.4% of all arrests, down from 6.5% in the previous year.
‘Simple Assault’ accounted for 67.0% of all reported domestic violence offenses.
Drug/Narcotic Violations increased 4.9% in the previous year.
The number of DUI arrests continued to trend downward in the past year.
2017 Crime in Tennessee Report
Apr 23, 2018 | 5:00 AM