NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released two reports detailing hate crimes in Tennessee and violence against law enforcement officers.
The TBI released both publications on Monday, which included data from 2019.
Some of the findings of the Tennessee hate crime report include:
- "Overall, the number of incidents indicated as bias-motivated decreased by 36% from 2018 to 2019."
- "Property crime offenses accounted for 21.5%, with the remainder of bias-motivated crimes being those designated as being ‘Crimes Against Persons.’"
- "Assault offenses were the most frequently reported bias-motivated offenses in 2019."
- "Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry bias was the most frequently reported known bias in 2019 at 72.1%, with Anti-Black/African American comprising 48.8% of the total reported number of hate crime."
The TBI also released the findings of its report of law enforcement officers who were killed or assaulted (LEOKA) in 2019:
- "In 2019, there were a total of 2,416 LEOKA victims reported across Tennessee."
- "The number of reported LEOKA offenses increased by 29.3% from 2016 to 2019."
- "The most frequently reported offense was simple assault, at 57.6%."
“I am very proud of the efforts of all participating law enforcement agencies, to provide the data necessary to produce these reports,” said TBI Director David Rausch. “Our combined efforts have resulted in a successful program that continues to give our state helpful insight on the volume and nature of crime.”
