NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation recently released a report detailing the volume and nature of crime identified as hate crime.
The annual study compiles crime data submitted to TBI by the state’s law enforcement agencies through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS).
Among the findings from ‘Tennessee Hate Crime 2017’:
• Overall, the number of offenses in which the bias was known increased from 180 in 2016 to 199 in 2017.
• Males (54.7%) were victimized at a higher rate than females (45.3%).
• Simple Assault was the most frequently reported bias-motivated offense in 2017.
• 80.6% of hate crime offenders were male.
• 10.2% of offenses designated as hate crimes were committed by juveniles.
The report is currently available for review on the TBI’s website.