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Chattanooga Police Department Lt. Anthony Easter speaks with the Times Free Press during the 9th annual Chattanooga Autism Conference at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Friday, April 20, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn.Family Justice Center
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its annual report on domestic violence, which shows the number of reported incidents dropped almost 2 percent last year, but authorities say the number of actual incidents is much higher.
Tennessee saw 77,846 domestic violence offenses reported statewide in 2017, a 1.8-percent decrease from the year before, according to the TBI, which compiles crime data submitted to it by law enforcement agencies throughout the state.
Two-thirds of those offenses were reported as simple assaults. The report shows women and children “generally have the highest potential for domestic abuse victimization.”
“The problem of domestic violence has consistently plagued our society,” the report states. “Overall, females were three times more likely to be reported as victims than males.”