Crime in Smyrna

Sadly our town garnered a brief mention in a WBIR.com article on crime in Tennessee.

The number of crimes committed in Tennessee edged down about 2 percent last year, although some communities saw fairly dramatic increases in many types of offenses, according to a report released Wednesday by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Burglaries were up dramatically in cities such as Brentwood, Franklin, Clarksville, Hendersonville and Smyrna. Aggravated assaults were up 97 percent in Mt. Juliet. Murfreesboro, like many local communities, saw substantial spikes in auto thefts, robberies and burglaries.

Regretfully some people who flee Nashville and move out to the satellite cities, bring a whole new set of problems with them. Problems that we have to learn how to handle.