Total Crime Incidents Down 35%, Commercial Burglaries Down 54%

Seven months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 35.4% when compared to incident data from January thru July in 2024. The drop was driven by a 54.6% decline in commercial burglaries.

However, the data shows that while assault and battery incidents are down for the year, in July the 2025 numbers reached 2024 levels with approximately 70 reported incidents. Also, in 2025, sexual battery incidents are at 2024 levels, with approximately 200 incidents reported through July 31.

The Numbers

The incident data -tabulated by TR – show that property crime incidents are down 38.4% and violent crime incidents are down 29.0% during the 7-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 54.6% decrease in commercial burglaries and a 30.9% decrease in residential burglaries. The Auto Burglary & Theft category – which accounts for approximately 55% of all property crimes – was down 38.2%.

The violent crime data shows that robbery incidents were down 26.0%, while assault & battery incidents were down 27.3%.

Fatal Shootings

During this 7-month period, there have been 13 fatal shootings in 2025, compared to 16 fatal shooting deaths in 2024.