TBI Releases Crime in Tennessee Report

July 11, 2023

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its annual Crime in Tennessee publication, detailing the volume and nature of the crime as reported by the state’s law enforcement agencies.

The report is compiled from data submitted to TBI through the Tennessee Incident-Based Reporting System.

The report’s findings showed that 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 7.98% were juveniles; the number of reported DUI arrests decreased from 19,656 in 2021 to 17,794 in 2022; and the number of reported Identity Theft victims increased by 25.55% from 2021 to 2022.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.