Crime Incidents Still Trending Down, Robberies Spike in Three Areas

Five months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 37.6% when compared to incident data from January thru May in 2024. The drop was driven by a 41.3% decline in property crime.

However, robberies increased in April and May to 2024 levels after a major decline in the first three months of 2025. The increase in April and May was limited to three areas: Frenchtown, South City (S. Monroe & Orange Ave.) and the North Monroe area. During the first three months of 2025, there 13 robberies reported in these areas, in April & May, there were 21 robberies reported.

The Numbers

The incident data -tabulated by TR – show that property crime incidents are down 41.3% and violent crime incidents are down 29.4% during the 5-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 58.3 decrease in commercial burglaries and a 31.4% decrease in residential burglaries. The Auto Burglary & Theft category – which accounts for approximately 55% of all property crimes – was down 41.7%.

The violent crime data shows that robbery incidents were down 24.0%, while assault & battery incidents were down 28.7%.

Fatal Shootings

Fatal shootings in 2025 are down when compared to 2024. During the first five months of 2024 there were 14 fatal shootings compared to 10 fatal shootings during the same 5-month period in 2025.