Updated 4/27/20

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a preliminary crime data trends for the first three months of 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The preliminary statistics revealed reported instances of burglary decreased approximately 17 percent, burglaries reported as having occurred in a home decreased approximately 20 percent, while those reported in many public places increased, including convenience stories, liquor stores and department/discount stores.
Crimes reported as domestic violence decreased by approximately four percent comparine the same time periods.
The combined numbers of reported thefts and crimes designated as a violent in nature decreased by more than five percent.
However, the number of those crimes involving a firearm increased by more than three percent.