Comments on: Tallahassee Murder Rates Higher Than Miami, Orlando; Less Than Jacksonville,Tampa

By: Anita Parks

Anita Parks — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 07:24:57 +0000

Everyone should carry a concealed firearm or other form of self defense device,and know how to use it, that might nip the crime in the bud. Besides one should have a good alarm system,cameras,yard dog,watchful neighbors. Don’t post all your business on line,you do NOT know who is watching !

By: Johnny Mac

Johnny Mac — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:14:18 +0000

Looks like Gillum will lose after all. Thank God for that! He has no real world work skills, as he has been in government his entire adult life. Uber progressive Gillum loves Gillum, bends the truth constantly, and has been a marginal mayor of a mid-sized city…at best. As a 35 year Tallahassee resident, I can say he is ill-prepared to administer a huge state, and would run our economy into the ground with all his cockamamie utopian dreams, higher taxes, and green initiatives. High crime is a minor issue compared to the fundamental policy issues with Gillum.

By: Sheryl Meyer

Sheryl Meyer — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 14:45:34 +0000

In reply to In The Know.

Actually it looks worse when you take the college population out of the equation…. It’s not them committing the crimes for the most part, it’s your citizens.
That’s why I know Gillum is an idiot for bragging about our crime rate dipping as low as 2009. Look at all the years then look at our murder rate, last year’s more than doubled and is the historical record? It’s absolutely ridiculous!
Gillum had 2 years of his tenure with the highest crime ever at almost 7,000 both times. His other year is average and last year is on the higher side of the average since 2003.
Now you run along at and research that…. Sick of people like you not understanding how they figure this out!

By: The bigger picture

The bigger picture — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 02:12:05 +0000

Besides the substantially higher levels of tourist and transient population in most of the other cities listed in these statistics. I guess “In the know” doesn’t want to account for the fact that there are far more than 2 universities and 1 community college located in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando and St. Pete, so based on “In the knows” logic, their statistics would be even more incorrect than Tallahassee’s. Also the majority of the students attending a community college are local residents so they would already be counted as a part of the population (otherwise you are accounting for them twice). Which leaves you with less than 43,000 students remaining and some of these will be city residents as well.

By: Todd S

Todd S — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 00:29:57 +0000

In reply to News Maven. I’m sure even as a liberal you can see the difference between being the Mayor of a city and being a Citizen of a city... DeSantis is no more then a Citizen of his city as a Representative of the state. Where as Gillum has the authority to reinforce laws as well as create curfews to deal with lawlessness! That’s the difference!

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:05:43 +0000

Quick question how many of those murders in Tallahassee involve students? My bet is very few, even less if you count them as suspects. Orlando and every city south of I4 gets a lot more visitors than Tallahassee could ever think of getting. Jacksonville has 2 Navy bases and has two major interstate highways intersect right in downtown.

So tell me again about Talahassee?

By: Don

Don — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:51:26 +0000

In reply to In The Know. Gainesville has as many student as Tallahassee.

By: Fresh Sausages

Fresh Sausages — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 18:41:46 +0000

In the Know…. excuses, excuses excuses.. Any city could come up with reasons for them specifically why their murder rate is high. The facts is that it is people killed and it happened in your city. End of story!

By: ROLL RED WAVE

ROLL RED WAVE — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 20:58:42 +0000

the crime rate is base on RESIDENTS… it does not count the college students or workers coming there.. It is Tax paying residents… well now I wondering. Because with the people that choose not to work. So yes it is correct. Now tell me what city Desantis is the mayor of? Gillums crime rate has dropped so far this year. But he had nowhere to go but down. Now remember he still has 2.5 months to go…

By: Vote Andrew Gillum

Vote Andrew Gillum — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 02:13:25 +0000

@ In The Know
Very well said!