Through November, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 24.9% when compared to incident data from January thru November in 2024. The drop was driven by a 42.9% decline in commercial burglaries and a 31.5% decline auto related crime incidents.
Despite the year-to-date declines, over the last three months violent crime incidents related to assaults are up 48% when compared to the same three-month period in 2024. During this period in 2024 there were 155 reported assaults, compared to 230 assaults in 2025.
The YTD Numbers
The incident data -tabulated by TR – show that property crime incidents are down 30.0% and violent crime incidents are down 12.8% during the 11-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 42.9% decrease in commercial burglaries and a 3.15% decrease the Auto Burglary & Theft category – which accounts for approximately 55% of all property crime.
The violent crime data shows that robbery incidents were down 13.2% while assault & battery incidents were down 10.6%.
Fatal Shootings
During this 11-month period, there have been 18 fatal shootings in 2025, compared to 26 fatal shooting deaths in 2024. The annual rate of shooting deaths has been trending down since May 2024 when the number of deaths reached 32.
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