Tallahassee Crime Incidents Down 9.3%, Fatal Shootings Remain Up in 2024

Almost three months into 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department is down when compared to 2023.

TPD Incidents

The daily TPD incident reports indicate that the total number of incidents through March 21 is down 9.3% when compared to the same period in 2023.

TR’s last report indicated the total number of crime incidents was down 9.7%

The numbers show that property crime is down 11.3% and violent crime is down 4.6%.

Property crimes encompass burglaries, thefts, incidents of vandalism, and violent offenses, including aggravated assaults, armed robberies, and physical altercations.

The decrease in property crimes is being driven by the decline in the number of Auto Burglaries and Thefts. Through March 21, 2023 there were 392 of these type incidents compared to 313 during the same period in 2024.

Commercial Burglaries which are up 25.4%.

Robbery incidents were down 13.6%,while Assault & Battery incidents were down 1.5%.

Fatal Shootings

During this period, there have bee 9 fatal shootings in 2024, compared to two fatal shooting deaths in 2023.

However, while the first three months of 2023 resulted in 2 fatal shootings, the rate of fatal shootings increased dramatically in 2023 from April 1 through December 31, with 22 fatal shootings.

TR will continue to provide an update to the crime incident report.