The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations is recommending that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) build a crime lab in Chattanooga. This is part of a draft report addressing the shortage of forensic services across Tennessee. Currently, local police must ship evidence to labs in Nashville and Knoxville. However, the state is struggling to …
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has announced results from its annual roadside observational survey to determine the state’s average seat belt usage rate. This survey returned a statewide usage rate of 92 percent. The 2023 usage rate represents an increase of approximately 1.5 percent compared to Tennessee’s 2022 survey result of 90.5 percent. The …
