Through October, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 31.7% when compared to incident data from January thru October in 2024. The drop was driven by a 43.5% decline in commercial burglaries and a 34.3% decline auto related crime incidents.
Despite the year-to-date declines, over the last three months violent crime incidents related to assaults are up 29% when compared to the same three-month period in 2024. During this period in 2024 there were 163 reported assaults, compared to 210 assaults in 2025.
The YTD Numbers
The incident data -tabulated by TR – show that property crime incidents are down 38.0% and violent crime incidents are down 16.8% during the 9-month period.
Property crimes encompass burglaries, thefts, and incidents of vandalism. Violent incidents include aggravated assaults, armed robberies, and physical altercations.
A look at specific crimes (see table below) reveals the decrease in property crime was driven by a 43.5% decrease in commercial burglaries and a 26.5% decrease in residential burglaries. The Auto Burglary & Theft category – which accounts for approximately 55% of all property crimes – was down 34.3%.
The violent crime data shows that robbery incidents were down 18.3%, while assault & battery incidents were down 14.1%.
Fatal Shootings
During this 10-month period, there have been 16 fatal shootings in 2025, compared to 21 fatal shooting deaths in 2024.
