“We Are Raising Violent Offenders!”

FBI Data Sheds Light on State’s Violent Crime Rate By Stephanie Langston NASHVILLE, TN (WKRN) — Robbery, aggravated assaults, and homicides are all violent offenses that Tennessee is seeing far too often.& New data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation& spotlights the problem in Tennessee. “It makes me sad, but really it’s not surprising,” said victim advocate, Verna Wyatt. According to the FBI’s data, Tennessee is 3rd in the country regarding violent crime.& & “We are also in the top 10 states where men kill women and at one point, we were number four, so if you have people that are learning violence in their home where they are supposed to be safe and that’s where they learn and that’s how problems are solved is with violence. Why are we surprised when they take it out to the street with people they don’t know,” Wyatt questioned.& For more than two decades Wyatt has worked as a voice for victims. “I know that crime is going up and part of the reason I think the crime is going up is unfortunately our country is embracing the social justice movement and the no-bail movement,” she explained. As co-founder of Tennessee Voices for...