Assaults Drive Up Violent Crime Incidents, YTD Incidents Down

Through October, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 31.7% when compared to incident data from January thru October in 2024. The drop was driven by a 43.5% decline in commercial burglaries and a 34.3% decline auto related crime incidents.

Despite the year-to-date declines, over the last four months violent crime incidents related to assaults are up when compared to the same type of incidents reported from January to June. From January to June there were a monthly average of 52.3 assault related incidents reported. From July through October that number is up to 70.5 per month, a 35% increase.

The YTD Numbers

The incident data -tabulated by TR – show that property crime incidents are down 38.0% and violent crime incidents are down 16.8% during the 9-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 43.5% decrease in commercial burglaries and a 26.5% decrease in residential burglaries. The Auto Burglary & Theft category – which accounts for approximately 55% of all property crimes – was down 34.3%.

The violent crime data shows that robbery incidents were down 18.3%, while assault & battery incidents were down 14.1%.

Fatal Shootings

During this 10-month period, there have been 16 fatal shootings in 2025, compared to 21 fatal shooting deaths in 2024.