Incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents in January 2025 declined by 44.3% when compared to incident data from January 2024. The drop was driven by a 49.6% decline in property crime.
The January 2025 report comes after total crime incidents in 2024 declined by 9.2% when compared to incident data from 2023. The 2024 drop was driven by a 20.1% decline in violent crime.
The Numbers
The incident data -tabulated by TR – show that property crime incidents are down 49.6% and violent crime incidents are down 30.3% during January.
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 58.2% decrease in residential burglaries and a 75.6% decrease in commercial burglaries. The Auto Burglary & Theft category – which accounts for approximately 60% of all property crimes – was down 33.3%.
The violent crime data shows that robbery incidents were down 47.4%, while assault & battery incidents were down 17.5%.
Fatal Shootings
Fatal shootings in 2025 are down when compared to 2024. In January 2024, reports indicate that there were seven fatal shootings. In January 2025 there has been one fatal shooting.
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