Over 10% Of Illegal Alien Crimes In Tennessee Are Violent Offenses

2025 Immigration Report Shows That Over 1/10 Of All Offenses Committed By Illegal Aliens In

Over 10% Of Illegal Alien Crimes In Tennessee Are Violent Offenses

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The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] –

A report that details the number and types of crimes committed by illegal aliens present in Tennessee last year shows that over a tenth of all offenses were violent in nature.

Many of those arrested were charged with multiple offenses. A total of 169 different offenses were compiled in the report leading to a total of 21,648 charges, of which 2,183 were violent.

According to the 2025 Immigration Report published by the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TNDAGC), 41 Tennesseans died due to either criminal homicide, first degree murder, second degree murder, or vehicular homicide committed by individuals who had not been granted permission to be in the United States.

Required by state law to collect and analyze data from law enforcement agencies, TNDAGC must make their report to the governor, and the speakers of both the Tennessee House and Senate, no later than January 31st on “the number of persons reportedly not lawfully present in the United States that were charged or convicted of a criminal offense in this state during the previous year.”

The individuals who were arrested and charged hailed from 119 unique countries of origin with the top three countries of origin being Mexico (3,970), Guatemala (2,325), and Honduras (1,479).

Venezuela, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Columbia, Cuba, and Jamaica also made the top ten list of countries of origin. 

The top ten offenses were reported as:

Traffic 3,955

Driving without a license 3,771

DUI 2,920

Driving on Suspended/Cancelled/Revoked license 1,547

Domestic Assault 966

Failure to Appear 790

Public Intoxication 707

Open Container 623

Aggravated Assault 452

Violation of Probation 429

Crimes against minors, of which 112 were reported for child abuse and neglect or endangerment, included another 61 charges with a range of offenses.

These included sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual contact with a minor by an authority figure, solicitation of a minor, rape of a child, continuous sexual abuse of a child, aggravated child abuse under 8, especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, and aggravated sexual battery of a minor.

TNDAGC was limited in their ability to follow case details from arrest to court saying, “We knew that, in addition to the arrest data, it would be important to track what happened to each reported offender. However, because of the limited personally identifiable information collected in our Public Chapter 1008 form, we were concerned that we would not be able to match each reported offender with their court case.”

Due to limited court information and having to rely on publicly available court data, they were only able to successfully match 39 percent of all reports with their case file. 

Additional Sources:

https://www.chattanoogan.com/2026/1/31/514154/Rep.-Howell-Says-Report-On-Crime-In.aspx

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/tennessee-district-attorneys-release-immigration-report-reveal-violent-crime-stats

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