Published: July 9, 2020

THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION HAS RELEASED THE RESULTS OF STUDIES ON HATE CRIME AND VIOLENCE AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. ON MONDAY, THE T-B-I RELEASED TWO REPORTS DETAILING THE VOLUME AND NATURE OF OFFENSES IDENTIFIED AS HATE CRIME AND VIOLENCE AGAINST THE STATE'S LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.  AMONG THE FINDINGS FROM "TENNESSEE HATE CRIME 2019": THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES IN WHICH BIAS WAS KNOWN DECREASED ABOUT 36 PERCENT FROM 2018 TO 2019.  AMONG THE FINDINGS IN "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED IN 2019": THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES INCREASED 29.3 PERCENT WITH 2,416 VICTIMS REPORTED. THE MOST FREQUENTLY REPORTED OFFENSE AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WAS SIMPLE ASSAULT AT 57 POINT 6 PERCENT.  BOTH REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW ONLINE AT T-N DOT GOV SLASH T-B-I.