The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its 2022 ‘Crime in Tennessee’ publication on Monday, which details the volume and nature of crime, as reported by the state’s law enforcement agencies.
Among the report’s findings:
~ Reported incidents of Murder, Rape, and Kidnapping all decreased, by double-digit percentages, from 2021 to 2022.
~ 119,215 Group A arrests were made in 2022, of which nearly 8 percent were juveniles. Group ! is made up of 54 specific offenses, including homicide, burglary, drug possession, assault, fraud, theft, vandalism and weapon law violations.
~ The number of reported DUI arrests decreased from 19,656 in 2021 to 17,794 in
2022.
~ The number of reported Identity Theft victims increased almost 26 percent from 2021 to
2022.
The full report is available on the TBI’s website, at tn.gov/tbi.
