The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its 2020 ‘Crime in Tennessee’ publication detailing the volume and nature of crime, reported by the state’s law enforcement agencies.
Among the report’s findings:
A total of 506,558 Group A (typically the most serious) offenses were reported in 2020, decreasing 5.0% from 2019.
136,407 Group A arrests were made in 2020, of which 6.8% were juveniles.
The crime rate per 100,000 for Group A offenses was 7,355.5.
There was a total of 18,167 DUI arrests in 2020, a decrease of 7.1% from 2019.
The state’s 2020 crime data was undeniably impacted by the COV...
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