Tennessee had 11,344 reports of suspected illegal immigrants who were charged or convicted of a crime in 2025, according to a new report.
The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TDAGC) released a report last week, examining crimes committed by potential illegal immigrants last year.
The report found 21,648 total charges were listed, including 2,183 violent offenses and 41 homicides. A total of nearly 170 offenses were reported, the report noted.
The most common offenses reported were traffic violations, driving without a license, and driving under the influence. Domestic assault and aggravated assault were the fifth most and eighth most common offenses reported, respectively.
Ninety-four of the 95 counties in Tennessee saw their local law enforcement submit a report involving a suspected illegal immigrant, the report said. Bledsoe County did not submit any information for this report.
The counties with the most law enforcement reports were Davidson, Knox, and Sumner, according to the report.
Davidson County had 47 percent more reports than Knox and Sumner counties combined.
The report found six Tennessee counties, Hancock, Houston, Lake, Morgan, Pickett, and Union, did not experience a submitted incident. Furthermore, nearly 30 percent of Tennessee counties submitted 10 or fewer reports.
Of these alleged illegal immigrants, they came from 169 different countries, with the top three being from Latin America.
Mexico had the highest reported origin of suspected illegal immigrants, with 3,970, followed by Guatemala at 2,325 and Honduras at 1,479.
The busiest months in 2025, based on reported bookings, were August, March, and October, the report found.
Stephen Crump, the executive director of TDAGC, stated that the general conference worked with local law enforcement agencies to collect data for 2025.
He noted the TDAGC was only able to match 39% of “all reports with their case file.”
“We hope to find a more effective method for collecting disposition data in next year’s report, as we continue to expand our internal resources,” Crump said.
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Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network. Email tips to Zachery at zschmidt1717@gmail.com.
