Crime Incidents Down 36.8% in 2025, Residential Burglaries Spike in Northwest Neighborhood

Six months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 36.8% when compared to incident data from January thru June in 2024. The drop was driven by a 40.1% decline in property crime.

However, the data shows that residential burglaries approached 2024 levels due to increases reported in a couple of areas of town. For example, residential burglaries spiked in the NW area near High Road and Tharpe Street. During the first six months of 2024 there were five residential burglaries in this area. So far this year, 16 residential burglaries have been reported.

The Numbers

The incident data -tabulated by TR – show that property crime incidents are down 38.7% and violent crime incidents are down 32.8% during the 6-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 52.7% decrease in commercial burglaries and a 27.9% decrease in residential burglaries. The Auto Burglary & Theft category – which accounts for approximately 55% of all property crimes – was down 40.1%.

The violent crime data shows that robbery incidents were down 25.8%, while assault & battery incidents were down 31.9%.

Fatal Shootings

There have been 11 fatal shootings during the first six months of 2025, compared to 15 fatal shooting deaths in 2024 during the same period.